University of North Florida Rankings & Recognition

University of North Florida appears in 18 of CollegesRef's value rankings by major. Its best placement is #61 of 521 for education, and #10 of 21 ranked colleges in Florida.

University of North Florida rankings by major

Source: CollegesRef value rankings from U.S. College Scorecard data, 2025

Each ranking compares bachelor's programs in one field. A college's value score is the weighted average of four percentiles among the ranked colleges: graduate earnings, average net price, debt compared with earnings, and graduation rate. Percentiles here are 100 for the best figure in the field. How the rankings work

Education

Ranked #61 of 521 for value

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · 107 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $49,545; Ranked-college median: $48,822
Median debt: $13,565; Ranked-college median: $21,500

Value score 73.1 of 100 · #10 of 21 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 57th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 82th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 93th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 75th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $17,201) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 27% of earnings

Ranked just above: Kean University-New Jersey (#60)
Ranked just below: New York University (#62)

Best colleges for education

Finance

Ranked #68 of 330 for value

Finance and Financial Management Services · 152 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $75,475; Ranked-college median: $77,916
Median debt: $13,500; Ranked-college median: $19,500

Value score 65.4 of 100 · #6 of 14 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 44th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 85th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 85th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 64th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $17,502) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 18% of earnings

Ranked just above: Utah Valley University (#67)
Ranked just below: Northern Illinois University (#69)

Best colleges for finance

Accounting

Ranked #73 of 408 for value

Accounting and Related Services · 56 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $73,868; Ranked-college median: $76,108
Median debt: $10,543; Ranked-college median: $20,500

Value score 68.2 of 100 · #8 of 19 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 44th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 84th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 98th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 68th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $17,285) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 14% of earnings

Ranked just above: Arizona State University Digital Immersion (#72)
Ranked just below: Syracuse University (#74)

Best colleges for accounting

Civil engineering

Ranked #92 of 181 for value

Civil Engineering · 62 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $77,498; Ranked-college median: $85,627
Median debt: $10,675; Ranked-college median: $20,500

Value score 49.3 of 100 · #7 of 8 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 6th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 83th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 95th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 47th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $17,058) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 14% of earnings

Ranked just above: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus (#91)
Ranked just below: Morgan State University (#93)

Best colleges for civil engineering

Communications

Ranked #94 of 388 for value

Communication and Media Studies · 182 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $54,360; Ranked-college median: $56,130
Median debt: $13,500; Ranked-college median: $19,593

Value score 64.6 of 100 · #5 of 13 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 43th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 82th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 87th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 64th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $17,285) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 25% of earnings

Ranked just above: CUNY Brooklyn College (#93)
Ranked just below: Syracuse University (#95)

Best colleges for communications

Kinesiology and exercise science

Ranked #110 of 459 for value

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · 76 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $51,606; Ranked-college median: $53,707
Median debt: $16,223; Ranked-college median: $21,500

Value score 64.9 of 100 · #5 of 19 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 40th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 85th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 79th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 78th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $18,314) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 31% of earnings

Ranked just above: West Virginia University (#109)
Ranked just below: Temple University-Pennsylvania (#111)

Best colleges for kinesiology and exercise science

Marketing

Ranked #110 of 354 for value

Marketing · 144 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $62,294; Ranked-college median: $67,486
Median debt: $14,000; Ranked-college median: $19,523

Value score 59.6 of 100 · #8 of 12 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 29th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 85th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 84th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 66th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $17,699) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 23% of earnings

Ranked just above: University of Michigan-Flint (#109)
Ranked just below: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (#111)

Best colleges for marketing

Business

Ranked #111 of 986 for value

Business Administration, Management and Operations · 206 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $65,768; Ranked-college median: $64,860
Median debt: $13,000; Ranked-college median: $21,375

Value score 72.7 of 100 · #6 of 47 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 54th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 84th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 93th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 78th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $19,132) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 20% of earnings

Ranked just above: University of Connecticut (#110)
Ranked just below: California State University-Northridge (#112)

Best colleges for business

Mathematics

Ranked #124 of 208 for value

Mathematics · 21 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $62,631; Ranked-college median: $71,273

Value score 44.7 of 100 · #7 of 7 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 21th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 82th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 45th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $17,049) · graduation rate 68.5%

Ranked just above: West Virginia University (#123)
Ranked just below: University of Cincinnati (#125)

Best colleges for mathematics

Mechanical engineering

Ranked #129 of 276 for value

Mechanical Engineering · 45 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $85,995; Ranked-college median: $91,366
Median debt: $14,000; Ranked-college median: $20,713

Value score 51.1 of 100 · #7 of 10 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 13th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 85th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 86th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 51th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $17,379) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 16% of earnings

Ranked just above: Gonzaga University (#128)
Ranked just below: University of Toledo (#130)

Best colleges for mechanical engineering

Criminal justice

Ranked #131 of 379 for value

Criminal Justice and Corrections · 140 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $51,654; Ranked-college median: $55,481
Median debt: $16,350; Ranked-college median: $21,500

Value score 59.1 of 100 · #9 of 17 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 28th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 77th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 77th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 87th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $16,222) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 32% of earnings

Ranked just above: Point Loma Nazarene University (#130)
Ranked just below: Virginia Commonwealth University (#132)

Best colleges for criminal justice

Electrical engineering

Ranked #135 of 184 for value

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · 30 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $90,944; Ranked-college median: $99,787

Value score 37 of 100 · #7 of 9 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 6th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 78th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 51th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $16,125) · graduation rate 68.5%

Ranked just above: Florida Atlantic University (#134)
Ranked just below: Tennessee Technological University (#136)

Best colleges for electrical engineering

Political science

Ranked #140 of 388 for value

Political Science and Government · 78 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $58,718; Ranked-college median: $63,181
Median debt: $14,323; Ranked-college median: $19,500

Value score 55.6 of 100 · #6 of 13 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 31th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 85th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 76th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 47th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $18,238) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 24% of earnings

Ranked just above: Occidental College (#139)
Ranked just below: University of Dayton (#141)

Best colleges for political science

Biology

Ranked #152 of 680 for value

Biology, General · 171 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $55,828; Ranked-college median: $58,001
Median debt: $12,250; Ranked-college median: $20,717

Value score 65.7 of 100 · #2 of 24 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 41th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 84th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 93th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 66th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $18,049) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 22% of earnings

Ranked just above: Le Moyne College-New York (#151)
Ranked just below: Elizabethtown College-Pennsylvania (#153)

Best colleges for biology

Engineering

Ranked #172 of 327 for value

Civil Engineering · 62 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $77,498; Ranked-college median: $91,742
Median debt: $10,675; Ranked-college median: $21,000

Value score 47.7 of 100 · #10 of 14 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 2th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 84th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 91th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 52th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $17,499) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 14% of earnings

Ranked just above: University of Colorado Colorado Springs (#171)
Ranked just below: Binghamton University (#173)

Best colleges for engineering

Nursing

Ranked #216 of 686 for value

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · 269 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $79,454; Ranked-college median: $85,171
Median debt: $13,750; Ranked-college median: $20,938

Value score 58.9 of 100 · #26 of 38 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 25th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 80th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 83th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 80th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $18,014) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 17% of earnings

Ranked just above: SUNY Brockport (#215)
Ranked just below: University of Michigan-Flint (#217)

Best colleges for nursing

Computer science

Ranked #246 of 466 for value

Computer and Information Sciences, General · 117 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $84,034; Ranked-college median: $97,375
Median debt: $17,874; Ranked-college median: $19,500

Value score 47.6 of 100 · #9 of 20 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 25th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 80th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 44th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 60th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $16,804) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 21% of earnings

Ranked just above: Kettering University-Michigan (#245)
Ranked just below: Drexel University (#247)

Best colleges for computer science

Psychology

Ranked #295 of 814 for value

Research and Experimental Psychology · 331 graduates

Earnings 4 yrs after: $45,521; Ranked-college median: $51,007
Median debt: $14,000; Ranked-college median: $21,000

Value score 57.2 of 100 · #11 of 28 in Florida

Graduate earnings · 40% of score: 21th percentile
Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score: 85th percentile
Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score: 85th percentile
Graduation rate · 15% of score: 70th percentile

Average net price $11,689 (median $18,874) · graduation rate 68.5% · debt is 31% of earnings