Each year, approximately 0.7% of Florida graduates receive degrees in finance. In other words, every year an estimated 3,500 finance professionals graduate from Florida's 41 finance schools.

Top Schools

The top-ranked school in Florida with a finance program is University of Miami, which is located in Miami. In 2010, it was ranked 20th nationwide. In 2010, University of Miami graduated 171 students from its finance program. University of Miami charged in-state students $37,836 in tuition fees per year.

The second-ranked school in Florida that has a finance program is University of Central Florida. University of Central Florida, which was ranked 20th in the country in 2010, is located in Orlando. 532 students graduated with degree in finance from University of Central Florida in 2010. Students at University of Central Florida paid $5,021 per year in tuition fees.

The third-ranked school in Florida that has a finance program is University of South Florida-Main Campus. University of South Florida-Main Campus, which was ranked 28th in the country in 2010, is located in Tampa. In 2010, University of South Florida-Main Campus graduated 377 students from its finance programs. The tuition rate at University of South Florida-Main Campus was $5,198 per year.

Cost

If you are hoping to attend one of Florida's finance schools, you can expect to pay an average tuition of $12,440 per year, though tuition can range from $37,836 per year to $2,158 per year. In 2010, the following Florida finance schools had the highest tuition rates:

1. University of Miami - located in Miami, students are charged $37,836 per year
2. Stetson University - located in De Land, students are charged $33,424 per year
3. Florida Institute of Technology - located in Melbourne, students are charged $32,294 per year

The finance schools that charged the lowest tuition rates in Florida were:

1. Palm Beach State College - located in Lake Worth, students are charged $2,158 per year
2. Saint Johns River State College - located in Palatka, students are charged $2,434 per year
3. Florida State College at Jacksonville - located in Jacksonville, students are charged $2,450 per year

A finance degree from a Florida school... what next?

Auditor, financial quantitative analyst, financial examiner, credit analyst, and sales agent are the professions of choice for a majority of finance graduates in Florida. In 2010, there were 146,740 finance professional working in Florida, including 2,570 budget analysts, 72,330 auditors, and 9,500 financial quantitative analysts. The Florida counties with the largest populations of finance professional are:

1. Hernando County - 26,820 finance professionals
2. Miami-Dade County - 21,830 finance professionals
3. Lake County - 17,820 finance professionals

Projected Growth

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts by 2018, an estimated 190,190 finance professionals will be working in Florida. This would require the number of finance professional to grow by 10%.

Salary

On average, finance professionals earn a salary of $71,422 per year in Florida state. In 2010, however, some Florida finance professional earned as little as less than $18,720 per year or as much as more than $165,250 per year. The following counties in Florida have the highest average salaries for finance professionals:

1. Collier County - $85,098 per year
2. Lee County - $80,738 per year
3. Miami-Dade County - $77,589 per year

Finance professionals in the following counties in Florida make the lowest salaries on average:

1. Flagler County - $59,060 per year
2. Gadsden County - $60,685 per year
3. Alachua County - $62,706 per year

The finance professionals with highest average salaries in Florida were:

1. Branch Financial Manager - $115,470 per year
2. Sales Agent - $87,790 per year
3. Financial Examiner - $86,930 per year

On average, the lowest paid finance professionals in Florida were:

4. Loan Officer - $57,780 per year
5. Loan Counselor - $40,230 per year

More Information

For more data regarding a career in finance in Florida and to compare salaries with various related fields such as business management or finance, take a look at the graphs and charts below.