by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on University of South Florida, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
University of South Florida awards degrees and credentials ranging from associate degrees up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 20,418 undergraduate · 8,172 graduate (28,590 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at University of South Florida.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 14,295 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 1,092 |
| Biology, General. | 1,091 |
| Psychology, General. | 921 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 673 |
The following majors at University of South Florida have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | $95,164 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | $91,147 |
| Computer Systems Analysis. | $85,308 |
| Homeland Security. | $79,700 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. | $76,033 |
Explore the full list of majors at University of South Florida, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 14,295 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 1,092 | $28,288 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. · Nursing Science. |
673 | $73,004 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Public Health, Other. · Behavioral Aspects of Health. |
457 | $48,886 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Audiology/Audiologist. |
207 | $35,538 |
| Medicine. | 177 | $55,313 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. ↳ Pharmacy. · Pharmaceutical Sciences. · Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other. |
109 | $95,164 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor. |
70 | $56,491 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Physician Associate/Assistant. · Athletic Training/Trainer. |
66 | $36,224 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
60 | $76,033 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
27 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
7 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. · Financial Planning and Services. |
494 | $47,394 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. · Marketing, Other. |
452 | $39,741 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 349 | $41,197 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. |
332 | $69,093 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
275 | $48,660 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
225 | $49,008 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
48 | $33,108 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
30 | $38,593 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. |
28 | NA |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hospitality Administration/Management, General. |
20 | $32,011 |
| Insurance. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biomedical Sciences, General. · Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
1,091 | $24,063 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 167 | $27,076 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
66 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. · Conservation Biology. · Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other. |
63 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Bioinformatics. |
22 | NA |
| Biotechnology. | 22 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology. |
14 | $31,831 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Oncology and Cancer Biology. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminology. | 455 | $31,310 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
248 | $37,675 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
199 | $31,544 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 158 | $31,797 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
78 | $28,557 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
76 | $25,889 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
56 | $28,005 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. · Geography, Other. |
25 | $40,772 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems Analysis. ↳ Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst. |
342 | $85,308 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Computer and Information Sciences, General. · Information Technology. · Informatics. |
296 | $57,974 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 233 | NA |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
124 | NA |
| Computer Science. | 109 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 921 | $28,187 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Applied Behavior Analysis. · School Psychology. · Applied Psychology. |
80 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 206 | $59,447 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
184 | $69,696 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
111 | $62,034 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 96 | $64,651 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
68 | $68,306 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 62 | $61,216 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
52 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 28 | NA |
| Materials Engineering. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Reading Teacher Education. · Social Science Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Foreign Language Teacher Education. · Trade and Industrial Teacher Education. |
180 | $40,830 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods. |
171 | $40,737 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 90 | $54,878 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
48 | $54,156 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism. · Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented. |
21 | $43,039 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
18 | NA |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
15 | $42,950 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. · Mass Communication/Media Studies. |
291 | $32,066 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. · Advertising. |
176 | NA |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
51 | NA |
| Journalism. ↳ Journalism, Other. |
11 | $43,111 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
423 | $38,340 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 230 | $37,004 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. ↳ Public Administration and Social Service Professions. |
75 | $28,117 |
| Public Administration. | 21 | $47,332 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. · Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
138 | $24,175 |
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Music, General. |
36 | $19,488 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
25 | $24,617 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Graphic Design. |
22 | $36,245 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
17 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 13 | $27,170 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
110 | $27,483 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. |
55 | $35,341 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
49 | $44,598 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 150 | $25,291 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. · Creative Writing. |
27 | $38,029 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. |
168 | $28,462 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
126 | $28,809 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Library Science and Administration. ↳ Library and Information Science. |
112 | $40,997 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
34 | $46,573 |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
31 | $41,389 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Computational and Applied Mathematics. |
27 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. · Linguistics. |
71 | NA |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Studies. | 60 | $38,534 |
| Gerontology. | 18 | $24,858 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | 2 | NA |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 1 | $48,251 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
73 | $91,147 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture. | 48 | $50,372 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 15 | NA |
| Environmental Design. ↳ Environmental Design/Architecture. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security. ↳ Critical Infrastructure Protection. |
26 | $79,700 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. |
25 | $39,228 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
44 | $44,824 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 30 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. |
12 | $25,847 |
| Area Studies. ↳ Latin American Studies. |
5 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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