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University of Florida Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at UF?

University of Florida fields 65 nationally ranked bachelor's programs, and the earnings spread across its largest fields is wide. Business Administration and Management awarded 452 degrees and reaches $82,615 four years after completion, holding an Azimuth national rank of #40 in its field.

Psychology awarded 599 degrees, reports $57,053, and ranks #49 nationally. The highest-earning programs sit in engineering and computing.

Computer and Information Sciences leads among the ranked at $126,268 with 338 degrees awarded and an Azimuth national rank of #19. Systems Engineering follows at $122,299 with 123 degrees awarded and ranks #2 nationally.

In contrast, Biology awarded 595 degrees and reports $53,645, ranking #170 in its field, illustrating the earnings variation across fields at the university.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Engineering1,261 · 12.5%
  • Business1,196 · 11.9%
  • Social sciences1,186 · 11.8%
  • Biological sciences1,119 · 11.1%
  • Health professions799 · 7.9%
  • Other4,500 · 44.7%

80 of 80 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer Engineering 118 degrees awarded
$128,140
Computer and Information Sciences, General 338 degrees awarded
$126,268
Systems Engineering 123 degrees awarded
$122,299
Chemical Engineering 106 degrees awarded
$109,607
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 138 degrees awarded
$109,220
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 100 degrees awarded
$109,139

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer Engineering118$128,140#23
Computer and Information Sciences, General338$126,268#19
Systems Engineering123$122,299#2
Chemical Engineering106$109,607#12
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods138$109,220#14
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician100$109,139#1
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering121$107,543#28
Finance and Financial Management Services248$106,153#23
Statistics98$98,409#14
Mechanical Engineering309$97,113#44
Accounting and Related Services140$94,941#41
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering123$94,375#25
Mathematics122$93,022#27
Marketing218$92,626#11
Biological/Biosystems Engineering small degree count17$89,799—
Economics277$89,075#61
Biomedical/Medical Engineering105$88,078#65
Materials Engineering53$87,779—
Civil Engineering128$86,453#61
Business Administration, Management and Operations452$82,615#40
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering46$80,635#17
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing235$79,839#211
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians small degree count14$78,933—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General217$74,152#9
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences251$73,679#3
Agricultural Business and Management100$70,862#12
Political Science and Government397$70,434#50
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences27$69,943#18
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication369$69,600#16
Physics34$68,682#54
Public Health250$68,605#17
Architecture92$67,399#14
Geography and Cartography29$67,276#17
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics57$65,765#21
Design and Applied Arts51$65,656#26
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services66$65,370#20
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management71$64,497#1
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology219$64,285#11
Food Science and Technology21$64,078—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research45$62,683#36
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication158$62,227#8
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services31$62,145—
Music46$61,446—
Sustainability Studies100$61,281#3
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness117$60,497#50
International/Globalization Studies101$59,432#19
Journalism145$58,150#27
Criminology184$57,953#11
Psychology, General599$57,053#49
Chemistry170$56,179#97
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas80$55,284#42
History128$54,448#65
Biology, General595$53,645#170
Plant Sciences64$53,270#18
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods70$53,079#65
Philosophy48$52,656#35
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies56$51,791#35
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services91$51,497#29
Sociology153$51,039#115
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other26$50,633#76
English Language and Literature, General150$49,046#113
Forestry78$48,755#19
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services79$48,198#31
Animal Sciences146$47,724#33
Visual and Performing Arts, General56$47,546#7
Anthropology146$47,348#32
Dance25$42,624#17
Zoology/Animal Biology43$41,961#17
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft66$41,707#40
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management38$40,434#18
Fine and Studio Arts82$39,332#143
Landscape Architecture small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Education, General56Too few graduates to report—
Nuclear Engineering small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics22Too few graduates to report—
Botany/Plant Biology small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Nutrition Sciences110Too few graduates to report—
Marine Sciences small degree count18Too few graduates to report—
Religion/Religious Studies small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Astronomy and Astrophysics small degree count14Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at UF?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Psychology, General
599
Biology, General
595
Business Administration, Management and Operations
452
Political Science and Government
397
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
369
Computer and Information Sciences, General
338
Mechanical Engineering
309
Economics
277
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
251
Public Health
250

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do UF majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Construction Engineering Technology/Technician#1
  2. Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management#1
  3. Systems Engineering#2
  4. Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences#3
  5. Sustainability Studies#3
  6. Visual and Performing Arts, General#7
  7. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication#8
  8. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General#9
  9. Microbiological Sciences and Immunology#11
  10. Criminology#11
  11. Marketing#11
  12. Agricultural Business and Management#12
  13. Chemical Engineering#12
  14. Architecture#14
  15. Statistics#14
  16. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods#14
  17. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication#16
  18. Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering#17
  19. Zoology/Animal Biology#17
  20. Geography and Cartography#17
  21. Dance#17
  22. Public Health#17
  23. Plant Sciences#18
  24. Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management#18
  25. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences#18
  26. Forestry#19
  27. Computer and Information Sciences, General#19
  28. International/Globalization Studies#19
  29. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services#20
  30. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics#21
  31. Computer Engineering#23
  32. Finance and Financial Management Services#23
  33. Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering#25
  34. Design and Applied Arts#26
  35. Journalism#27
  36. Mathematics#27
  37. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering#28
  38. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services#29
  39. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services#31
  40. Anthropology#32
  41. Animal Sciences#33
  42. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies#35
  43. Philosophy#35
  44. Natural Resources Conservation and Research#36
  45. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft#40
  46. Business Administration, Management and Operations#40
  47. Accounting and Related Services#41
  48. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas#42
  49. Mechanical Engineering#44
  50. Psychology, General#49
  51. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness#50
  52. Political Science and Government#50

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Outcomes at University of Florida depend heavily on field of study. The university has 71 programs with published earnings data, 65 of which carry an Azimuth national rank.

The degree mix is anchored in Engineering, Business, and Social Sciences, which together account for just over a third of bachelor's degrees awarded. Engineering leads at 12.5% of degrees, with Business at 11.9% and Social Sciences at 11.8%.

The largest single program is Psychology, at 599 degrees awarded and a median of $57,053 four years after completion; Azimuth ranks it #49 nationally. Computer Engineering shows the highest median at $128,140 four years after completion, from 118 degrees a year.

Computer and Information Sciences earns $126,268 and ranks #19 nationally, at 1.37x the field median.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

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