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University of Tampa majors and salaries
The University of Tampa · Tampa, Florida · Private nonprofit · 10,572 undergraduates
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management leads the pay table by a wide margin: $99,980 four years after graduation, against $90,485 for Finance and Financial Management Services. Marketing awards the most degrees here (375 over two years), and it also pays above most other programs: $69,876 four years out. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft graduates earned the least four years out, a median of $28,709; the top program pays three and a half times as much.
Highest-paying bachelor's programs
Every program with earnings data
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Median debt | Pay after 1 yr | Pay after 4 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 129 | $24,000 | $59,664 | $99,980 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 342 | $19,500 | $62,043 | $90,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 155 | $25,000 | $80,388 | $89,223 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 142 | $20,500 | $59,554 | $84,875 |
| International Business | 118 | $21,038 | $55,351 | $75,090 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 260 | $21,375 | $37,252 | $72,531 |
| Marketing | 375 | $20,842 | $51,061 | $69,876 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 243 | $20,500 | $58,503 | $67,521 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 165 | $21,500 | $40,985 | $64,034 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 200 | $21,125 | $45,672 | $63,368 |
| Criminology | 268 | $19,947 | $41,607 | $60,742 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 175 | $23,610 | $41,331 | $60,364 |
| Biology, General | 185 | $21,500 | $41,059 | $59,432 |
| Public Health | 64 | $23,500 | $46,268 | $58,777 |
| Political Science and Government | 83 | $18,995 | $37,008 | $58,754 |
| Sociology | 60 | $18,000 | $38,712 | $57,474 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 207 | $18,800 | $43,989 | $55,512 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 99 | $21,499 | $53,629 | $53,942 |
| Psychology, General | 242 | $21,500 | $37,582 | $53,744 |
| Security Science and Technology | 28 | – | $48,563 | – |
| History | 37 | $24,250 | – | $46,596 |
| Economics | 40 | – | $46,406 | – |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 54 | $24,250 | $44,718 | – |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 124 | $22,500 | $34,272 | $43,683 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 56 | $21,250 | $32,677 | $42,090 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 79 | $20,499 | $41,458 | – |
| Design and Applied Arts | 73 | $24,077 | $36,902 | – |
| Philosophy | 20 | – | $34,693 | – |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 41 | $24,750 | $22,912 | $28,709 |
Programs are grouped by four-digit CIP code, so one row can cover several related majors. "Graduates" counts bachelor's degrees awarded across the two years that make up each earnings cohort.
Outcomes
- Six-year graduation rate
- 69% (four-year colleges: 54% median)
- First-year students who return
- 85%
- Students per faculty member
- 17
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $69,272 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $21,500 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to University of Tampa
The six private nonprofit four-year colleges closest to University of Tampa in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard University Washington, DC | 41% | $33,002 | $69,682 |
| TCU Fort Worth, TX | 44% | $35,045 | $77,334 |
| George Washington University Washington, DC | 47% | $35,760 | $96,691 |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | 46% | $43,336 | $85,054 |
| University of Rochester Rochester, NY | 40% | $34,347 | $88,358 |
| Case Western Reserve Cleveland, OH | 37% | $44,622 | $89,865 |
Program earnings and debt come from the College Scorecard field-of-study file: median pay of graduates who were working and not enrolled, one and four years after finishing, for two pooled graduating classes. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education and do not appear. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · University of Tampa on College Scorecard