Florida·Business and Financial Operations Occupations·SOC 13-2099

Best Financial Specialist, All Other programs in Florida, ranked by enrollment

All financial specialists not listed.

36 schools in Florida run programs that feed this job, graduating 4,570 people a year. The job pays a median of $61,660 in Florida across about 6,960 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledInvestigatorPortfolio ManagerForensic AccountantQuantitative AnalystInvestment StrategistQuantitative Equity AnalystCertified Fraud Examiner (CFE)Special Investigations Unit Investigator (SIU Investigator)
Graduates / yr
4,570
in Florida
Median pay · Florida
$61,660
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
6,960
people employed
Schools
36
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
56%
across those schools
Median net price
$26,589
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Florida that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

3 programs in Florida that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Florida (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Florida page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0801In Florida
4,152
90.9%
33$53,572$23,672
2
CIP 52.0206In Florida
242
5.3%
7$43,506$25,000
3
CIP 27.0305In Florida
176
3.9%
4$60,930$21,143

Top 25 schools in Florida

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 17 of the 36 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
784Finance, General$56,51686%24%
2Florida International University
Miami, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
538Finance, General$51,63374%55%
3University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
501Finance, General$70,35284%$26,58919%
4University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
469Finance, General$56,41578%40%
5University of South Florida
Tampa, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
457Finance, General$49,90677%43%
6Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
334Finance, General$49,55163%66%
7University of Florida
Gainesville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
314Finance, General$70,66391%24%
8The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
298Finance, General$51,84564%$33,07040%
9Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
132Finance, General$55,88257%63%
10University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
122Finance, General$51,11869%53%
11Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
91Finance, General$37,14363%$31,67273%
12University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
86Finance, General$39,98659%58%
13Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
75Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management$40,36845%
14Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide
Daytona Beach, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
47Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management$66,99921%$21,26658%
15Ana G. Mendez University
Orlando, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
44Finance, General
16UTH Florida University
Miami, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
42Finance, General
17Stetson University
DeLand, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
36Finance, General$55,16162%$21,94872%
18Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
35Finance, General$47,58637%
19Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
17Finance, General71%$28,32564%
20Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
16Finance, General51%$25,81357%
21Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
16Finance, General55%$32,03182%
22Flagler College
Saint Augustine, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
14Finance, General56%$28,07081%
23PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
Pensacola, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
14Finance, General
24St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
13Finance, General48%$25,46498%
25Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
12Financial Mathematics67%$38,89965%

All 36 schools in Florida

Every school in Florida with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Florida that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Florida State UniversityTallahasseePublic7842
Florida International UniversityMiamiPublic5381
University of MiamiCoral GablesPrivate not-for-profit5012
University of Central FloridaOrlandoPublic4692
University of South FloridaTampaPublic4571
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca RatonPublic3342
University of FloridaGainesvillePublic3141
The University of TampaTampaPrivate not-for-profit2983
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort MyersPublic1321
University of North FloridaJacksonvillePublic1221
Nova Southeastern UniversityFort LauderdalePrivate not-for-profit912
University of West FloridaPensacolaPublic862
Indian River State CollegeFort PiercePublic751
Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University - WorldwideDaytona BeachPrivate not-for-profit471
Ana G. Mendez UniversityOrlandoPrivate not-for-profit441

What financial specialists, all other earn in Florida

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Florida
$61,660
Mean annual
$74,970
Jobs in state
6,960
What the range looks like
10th pct$46,010Median$61,66090th pct$115,920
Versus the national median
-24.0%

U.S. median $81,100. Florida pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.82×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Florida

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
$99,520median
220 jobs
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
$86,880median
110 jobs
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
$79,140median
70 jobs
Naples-Marco Island, FL
$78,400median
40 jobs
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
$65,460median
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
$73,320median
350 jobs
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
$72,700median
100 jobs
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$61,610median
1,220 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+3.1%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
10,300
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
4,300
137,100 → 141,400
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Financial Specialists, All Other page.

How to become a Financial Specialist, All Other

Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Florida

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 4 majors mapped to Financial Specialists, All Other4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 27.0305Financial Mathematics
  • 39.0801Religious Institution Administration and Management
  • 52.0206Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • 52.0801Finance, General

Common questions

Answers for people weighing financial specialists, all other programs in Florida.

What degree do you need to become a Financial Specialist, All Other?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Finance, General, which awarded 4,152 degrees in Florida in 2024-25, 90.9% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Financial Specialist, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Finance and Financial Management Services, Business Administration, Applied Mathematics. Together they graduate about 4,570 people a year in Florida.

How much do financial specialists, all other earn in Florida?+

The median is $61,660 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 24.0% below the U.S. median of $81,100. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for financial specialists, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +3.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 10,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Florida?+

36 institutions in Florida reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do financial specialists, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Investigator, Portfolio Manager, Forensic Accountant, Quantitative Analyst, Investment Strategist, Quantitative Equity Analyst among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-2099.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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