Colleges Whose Graduates Earn the Most in Florida
Ranked by median earnings 10 years after entry (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Median earnings 10 years after entry | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Miami Doral, FL · Private for-profit | $102,672 | $32,539 | $102,672 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Florida Jacksonville, FL · Private for-profit | $92,405 | $31,269 | $92,405 |
| 3 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL · Private nonprofit | $84,131 | $41,272 | $84,131 |
| 4 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL · Private nonprofit | $84,131 | $18,725 | $84,131 |
| 5 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FL · Private nonprofit | $75,328 | $37,244 | $75,328 |
| 6 | AdventHealth University Orlando, FL · Private nonprofit | $72,282 | $30,135 | $72,282 |
| 7 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | $71,588 | $6,541 | $71,588 |
| 8 | University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL · Public | $71,588 | $4,815 | $71,588 |
| 9 | Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL · Private nonprofit | $68,010 | $25,180 | $68,010 |
| 10 | Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology Fort Pierce, FL · Private for-profit | $67,739 | $43,941 | $67,739 |
| 11 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public | $61,675 | $11,297 | $61,675 |
| 12 | Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota Sarasota, FL · Private for-profit | $61,480 | $28,476 | $61,480 |
| 13 | Galen Health Institutes-Miami Campus Pembroke Pines, FL · Private for-profit | $61,480 | $27,151 | $61,480 |
| 14 | Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville Gainesville, FL · Private for-profit | $61,480 | $29,559 | $61,480 |
| 15 | Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay Saint Petersburg, FL · Private for-profit | $61,480 | $28,197 | $61,480 |
| 16 | Taylor College Ocala, FL · Private for-profit | $60,311 | $20,300 | $60,311 |
| 17 | Florida International University Miami, FL · Public | $60,249 | $9,288 | $60,249 |
| 18 | The University of Tampa Tampa, FL · Private nonprofit | $59,436 | $36,211 | $59,436 |
| 19 | Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL · Private nonprofit | $59,209 | $30,371 | $59,209 |
| 20 | National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay Clearwater, FL · Private for-profit | $59,029 | $27,476 | $59,029 |
| 21 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · Public | $58,308 | $10,411 | $58,308 |
| 22 | Rollins College Winter Park, FL · Private nonprofit | $58,295 | $34,732 | $58,295 |
| 23 | University of South Florida Tampa, FL · Public | $57,743 | $9,812 | $57,743 |
| 24 | Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · Public | $56,746 | $8,752 | $56,746 |
| 25 | University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL · Public | $56,343 | $10,154 | $56,343 |
| 26 | Barry University Miami, FL · Private nonprofit | $55,966 | $22,613 | $55,966 |
| 27 | Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL · Private nonprofit | $55,294 | $28,551 | $55,294 |
| 28 | Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL · Public | $54,560 | $12,568 | $54,560 |
| 29 | St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL · Private nonprofit | $54,272 | $26,312 | $54,272 |
| 30 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando Casselberry, FL · Private for-profit | $53,341 | $24,995 | $53,341 |
| 31 | Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar Miramar, FL · Private for-profit | $52,873 | $28,759 | $52,873 |
| 32 | George T Baker Aviation Technical College Miami, FL · Public | $52,312 | $7,489 | $52,312 |
| 33 | Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL · Private nonprofit | $51,819 | $38,071 | $51,819 |
| 34 | Stetson University DeLand, FL · Private nonprofit | $51,642 | $19,372 | $51,642 |
| 35 | Ave Maria University Ave Maria, FL · Private nonprofit | $49,520 | $24,860 | $49,520 |
| 36 | Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL · Private nonprofit | $49,483 | $30,525 | $49,483 |
| 37 | Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL · Private nonprofit | $49,232 | $28,354 | $49,232 |
| 38 | University of West Florida Pensacola, FL · Public | $49,137 | $9,364 | $49,137 |
| 39 | Lynn University Boca Raton, FL · Private nonprofit | $49,006 | $44,089 | $49,006 |
| 40 | Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL · Private nonprofit | $48,364 | $21,293 | $48,364 |
| 41 | Universal Technical Institute-Orlando Orlando, FL · Private for-profit | $48,341 | $25,003 | $48,341 |
| 42 | New College of Florida Sarasota, FL · Public | $48,082 | $7,195 | $48,082 |
| 43 | Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology Delray Beach, FL · Private for-profit | $47,792 | $21,276 | $47,792 |
| 44 | Everglades University Boca Raton, FL · Private nonprofit | $47,597 | $27,371 | $47,597 |
| 45 | Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations West Palm Beach, FL · Private nonprofit | $47,039 | $30,381 | $47,039 |
| 46 | Southeastern University Lakeland, FL · Private nonprofit | $46,744 | $31,942 | $46,744 |
| 47 | Warner University Lake Wales, FL · Private nonprofit | $46,086 | $19,748 | $46,086 |
| 48 | Webber International University Babson Park, FL · Private nonprofit | $45,606 | $29,529 | $45,606 |
| 49 | South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary Deerfield Beach, FL · Private nonprofit | $45,354 | $21,751 | $45,354 |
| 50 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL · Public | $44,349 | $13,739 | $44,349 |
| 51 | Florida College Temple Terrace, FL · Private nonprofit | $43,445 | $23,931 | $43,445 |
| 52 | Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers, FL · Public | $43,421 | $7,247 | $43,421 |
| 53 | Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, FL · Private nonprofit | $43,325 | $57,742 | $43,325 |
| 54 | Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL · Private nonprofit | $43,137 | $35,639 | $43,137 |
| 55 | Baptist University of Florida Graceville, FL · Private nonprofit | $42,836 | $10,372 | $42,836 |
| 56 | St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · Public | $42,557 | $1,471 | $42,557 |
| 57 | The College of the Florida Keys Key West, FL · Public | $42,508 | $13,636 | $42,508 |
| 58 | Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Public | $42,244 | $4,128 | $42,244 |
| 59 | Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL · Public | $41,939 | $14,506 | $41,939 |
| 60 | Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL · Public | $41,923 | $9,182 | $41,923 |
| 61 | Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL · Public | $41,733 | $8,970 | $41,733 |
| 62 | Saint Johns River State College Palatka, FL · Public | $41,728 | $6,135 | $41,728 |
| 63 | William T McFatter Technical College Davie, FL · Public | $41,656 | $11,901 | $41,656 |
| 64 | Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL · Public | $41,631 | $11,098 | $41,631 |
| 65 | Albizu University-Miami Miami, FL · Private nonprofit | $41,544 | $19,849 | $41,544 |
| 66 | Southeastern College-Boynton Beach Boynton Beach, FL · Private for-profit | $41,200 | $28,820 | $41,200 |
| 67 | Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Private for-profit | $41,067 | $34,714 | $41,067 |
| 68 | Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Private for-profit | $41,067 | $31,767 | $41,067 |
| 69 | SABER College Miami, FL · Private nonprofit | $40,816 | $11,009 | $40,816 |
| 70 | Hillsborough College Tampa, FL · Public | $40,782 | $3,861 | $40,782 |
| 71 | Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Public | $40,654 | $5,463 | $40,654 |
| 72 | Polk State College Winter Haven, FL · Public | $40,624 | $9,427 | $40,624 |
| 73 | Suncoast Technical College Sarasota, FL · Public | $40,621 | $16,917 | $40,621 |
| 74 | Valencia College Orlando, FL · Public | $40,594 | $12,037 | $40,594 |
| 75 | State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota Bradenton, FL · Public | $40,318 | $22,356 | $40,318 |
| 76 | Strayer University-Florida Tampa, FL · Private for-profit | $40,092 | $16,064 | $40,092 |
| 77 | Fort Myers Technical College Fort Myers, FL · Public | $40,082 | — | $40,082 |
| 78 | South Florida State College Avon Park, FL · Public | $39,990 | $3,877 | $39,990 |
| 79 | Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey, FL · Public | $39,903 | $5,203 | $39,903 |
| 80 | Lake-Sumter State College Leesburg, FL · Public | $39,876 | $5,855 | $39,876 |
| 81 | Traviss Technical College Lakeland, FL · Public | $39,813 | — | $39,813 |
| 82 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL · Private nonprofit | $39,696 | $30,498 | $39,696 |
| 83 | Northwest Florida State College Niceville, FL · Public | $39,664 | $4,571 | $39,664 |
| 84 | Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL · Private for-profit | $39,080 | $21,909 | $39,080 |
| 85 | Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek, FL · Public | $38,560 | $10,414 | $38,560 |
| 86 | Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, FL · Private nonprofit | $38,518 | $12,030 | $38,518 |
| 87 | Osceola Technical College Kissimmee, FL · Public | $38,484 | $6,186 | $38,484 |
| 88 | Gulf Coast State College Panama City, FL · Public | $38,359 | $4,709 | $38,359 |
| 89 | Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL · Public | $38,315 | $3,815 | $38,315 |
| 90 | Full Sail University Winter Park, FL · Private for-profit | $38,219 | $38,875 | $38,219 |
| 91 | College of Central Florida Ocala, FL · Public | $38,203 | $12,088 | $38,203 |
| 92 | Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL · Public | $38,129 | $1,808 | $38,129 |
| 93 | University of Fort Lauderdale Lauderhill, FL · Private nonprofit | $38,062 | $19,965 | $38,062 |
| 94 | Erwin Technical College Tampa, FL · Public | $37,966 | $2,796 | $37,966 |
| 95 | Florida Gateway College Lake City, FL · Public | $37,894 | $5,364 | $37,894 |
| 96 | Immokalee Technical College Immokalee, FL · Public | $37,652 | $9,065 | $37,652 |
| 97 | Tallahassee State College Tallahassee, FL · Public | $37,561 | $7,781 | $37,561 |
| 98 | Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College Miami, FL · Public | $37,543 | $12,776 | $37,543 |
| 99 | Chipola College Marianna, FL · Public | $37,378 | $1,133 | $37,378 |
| 100 | Trinity College of Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Private nonprofit | $37,275 | $20,011 | $37,275 |