Center navigation bar title vertically

To move title down :

self.navigationController!.navigationBar.setTitleVerticalPositionAdjustmen(+Value, forBarMetrics: .Default)

To move title up:

self.navigationController!.navigationBar.setTitleVerticalPositionAdjustmen(-Value, forBarMetrics: .Default)

SWIFT version for iOS 8+

  self.navigationController!.navigationBar.setTitleVerticalPositionAdjustment(adj, forBarMetrics: .Default)

• self is a UIViewController:

Note: Consider specifying adjustments for the other bar metrics options, to refine the offset for landscape mode and compact devices, because one offset may not look right on all phones in all positions.

You can move the title down using: [[UINavigationBar appearance] setTitleVerticalPositionAdjustment:(float) forBarMetrics:UIBarMetricsDefault];