The University of Tampa
Tampa, Florida
A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.
Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.
The payoff is roughly break-even — the degree recovers its cost, but slowly.
The numbers behind the verdict
Lifetime ROI: the long view
Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.
Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.
Equity & access
Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.
12% gap between the two groups
14% gap between the two groups
3% gap between the two groups
Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.
Net price by family income
What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.
| Family income | Average net price / yr |
|---|---|
| Family income $0–$30k | $30,011 |
| $30k–$48k | $31,513 |
| $48k–$75k | $31,898 |
| $75k–$110k | $34,691 |
| $110k+ | $37,975 |
How The University of Tampa compares
This college against the Florida and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.
Graduate earnings over time
Median earnings of The University of Tampa students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.
Best-paying majors at The University of Tampa
Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.
| Major | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | $94,082 | $27,000 | +497% | Strong return |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's | $87,359 | $24,250 | +421% | Strong return |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Associate's | $85,283 | $25,250 | +394% | Strong return |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Certificate | $119,372 | $39,491 | +367% | Strong return |
| International Business | Associate's | $82,275 | $24,601 | +358% | Strong return |
| Marketing | Associate's | $76,998 | $23,327 | +295% | Strong return |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | $74,528 | $21,750 | +268% | Strong return |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Certificate | $102,591 | $36,180 | +264% | Strong return |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Associate's | $71,966 | $23,375 | +233% | Strong return |
| Political Science and Government | Associate's | $61,348 | $23,948 | +102% | Strong return |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Associate's | $57,850 | $26,941 | +56% | Break-even |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Associate's | $57,486 | $24,589 | +53% | Break-even |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's | $54,853 | $23,250 | +22% | Break-even |
| Criminology | Associate's | $50,753 | $23,250 | -29% | Poor return |
| Psychology, General | Associate's | $50,692 | $23,250 | -30% | Poor return |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's | $49,911 | $24,250 | -40% | Poor return |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Certificate | $47,434 | — | -83% | Poor return |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Associate's | $45,714 | $26,449 | -91% | Poor return |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Associate's | $40,328 | $20,500 | -159% | Poor return |
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ROI at The University of Tampa
Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.
Admissions & profile
Location
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.
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