South University-Tampa

Tampa, FL · Private for-profit · 390 students · Visit Website

South University-Tampa focuses on healthcare careers, with popular programs including Medical Assisting, Physical Therapist Assistant, and Physician Assistant. The campus provides hands-on training in simulation and skills labs for various healthcare disciplines. South University's Tampa programs maintain affiliations with local businesses and healthcare facilities, which can provide students with community learning and networking opportunities.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$34,416/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

55/100

Tuition

$18,238/yr

All Programs at South University-Tampa

2 trade programs at South University, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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56 $39,761/yr $23,000 12.0x Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services
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54 $29,071/yr 9.0x High Very Large
729 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at South University-Tampa using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.