Top Ranked Programs
University of South Florida's program mix is anchored in Health, which accounts for 17% of degree output, followed by Social Sciences at 11% and Engineering at 6%. That health-sciences concentration shapes the institution's earnings profile: nursing, biomedical sciences, and allied health fields feed directly into Florida's large and growing healthcare labor market, where employer demand remains strong. The largest programs by cohort size — Biology, General (1,249 graduates), Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (1,044 graduates), and Psychology, General (811 graduates) — reflect this applied, workforce-oriented identity. Across 68 programs serving roughly 10,134 students annually, 53 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold. The strongest earnings come from Artificial Intelligence, where graduates earn median earnings of $90,953 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #64 among nonprofit four-year institutions. Nursing follows with median earnings of $84,694, and Azimuth ranks the program #101 among nonprofit four-year institutions, while Finance graduates earn $73,933 with a national rank of #69 among nonprofit four-year institutions. Biology, General combines strong enrollment scale with solid pay, making it a key driver of the institution's aggregate return. Several of University of South Florida's highest-earning programs — particularly nursing and health-adjacent fields — are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and four-year earnings reflect actual labor-market outcomes. Programs like Nursing and Criminology, with median earnings of $84,694 and $53,883 respectively, represent fields where some graduates continue to graduate or professional school, meaning four-year earnings may undercount lifetime trajectory.