Best Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other programs in Florida, ranked by enrollment
All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed.
18 schools in Florida run programs that feed this job, graduating 964 people a year. The job pays a median of $57,180 in Florida across about 1,390 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
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.
6 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.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 45.0101In Florida → | 496 | 51.5% | 8 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 2 | CIP 30.2001In Florida → | 234 | 24.3% | 9 | $32,906 | $21,966 |
| 3 | CIP 04.0301In Florida → | 140 | 14.5% | 6 | $42,824 | $25,237 |
| 4 | CIP 13.0607In Florida → | 79 | 8.2% | 1 | $33,086 | $26,000 |
| 5 | CIP 30.2701In Florida → | 13 | 1.3% | 1 | $31,690 | $17,312 |
| 6 | CIP 45.0102In Florida → | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
Top 18 schools in Florida
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 8 of the 18 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 321 | Social Sciences, General | $33,235 | 86% | — | 24% |
| 2 | University of South Florida Tampa, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 123 | Social Sciences, General | $34,427 | 77% | — | 43% |
| 3 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 118 | International/Globalization Studies | $29,043 | 91% | — | 24% |
| 4 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL Public · 3 feeder programs | 96 | International/Globalization Studies | $38,953 | 78% | — | 40% |
| 5 | Florida International University Miami, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 88 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 74% | — | 55% |
| 6 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 81 | Learning Sciences | — | 84% | $26,589 | 19% |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 29 | City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $22,719 | 63% | — | 66% |
| 8 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Social Sciences, General | — | 53% | — | 21% |
| 9 | University of West Florida Pensacola, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Social Sciences, General | $37,501 | 59% | — | 58% |
| 10 | Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 15 | Social Sciences, General | $31,204 | 51% | $25,813 | 57% |
| 11 | Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Human Biology | — | 45% | $18,986 | 78% |
| 12 | University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 9 | International/Globalization Studies | $30,861 | 69% | — | 53% |
| 13 | Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 8 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 55% | $32,031 | 82% |
| 14 | Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 56% | $28,070 | 81% |
| 15 | New College of Florida Sarasota, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 67% | — | 73% |
| 16 | Southeastern University Lakeland, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 43% | $29,915 | 53% |
| 17 | The University of Tampa Tampa, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 64% | $33,070 | 40% |
| 18 | Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Social Sciences, General | — | 71% | $28,325 | 64% |
All 18 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.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State University | Tallahassee | Public | 321 | 2 |
| University of South Florida | Tampa | Public | 123 | 2 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville | Public | 118 | 2 |
| University of Central Florida | Orlando | Public | 96 | 3 |
| Florida International University | Miami | Public | 88 | 1 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables | Private not-for-profit | 81 | 2 |
| Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton | Public | 29 | 1 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | Tallahassee | Public | 24 | 1 |
| University of West Florida | Pensacola | Public | 20 | 1 |
| Jacksonville University | Jacksonville | Private not-for-profit | 15 | 2 |
| Saint Leo University | Saint Leo | Private not-for-profit | 13 | 1 |
| University of North Florida | Jacksonville | Public | 9 | 1 |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University | West Palm Beach | Private not-for-profit | 8 | 2 |
| Flagler College | Saint Augustine | Private not-for-profit | 6 | 1 |
| New College of Florida | Sarasota | Public | 5 | 1 |
What social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Florida
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $72,990. Florida pays below the national figure.
Concentrated here: Florida employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in Florida
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
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 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other page.
How to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
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 17 majors mapped to Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other17 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 04.0301City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
- 04.1001Real Estate Development
- 13.0607Learning Sciences
- 19.1001Work and Family Studies
- 30.2001International/Globalization Studies
- 30.2101Holocaust and Related Studies
- 30.2701Human Biology
- 30.4201Geoarcheaology
- 45.0101Social Sciences, General
- 45.0102Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
- 45.0103Survey Research/Methodology
- 45.0199Social Sciences, Other
- 45.1103Rural Sociology
- 45.1199Sociology, Other
- 45.1201Urban Studies/Affairs
- 45.9999Social Sciences, Other
- 51.3204Medical/Health Humanities
Common questions
Answers for people weighing social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other programs in Florida.
What degree do you need to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Social Sciences, General, which awarded 496 degrees in Florida in 2024-25, 51.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Social Sciences, International/Globalization Studies, City/Urban, Educational Assessment, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 964 people a year in Florida.
How much do social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Florida?+
The median is $57,180 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 21.7% below the U.S. median of $72,990. 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 social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +1.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 1,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Florida?+
18 institutions in Florida reported graduates from at least one of the 6 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.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
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 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected 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 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, 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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