Athens State University
Athens, Alabama · Public
Graduate earnings
15of 16 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Alabama high-school graduate (about $32,204 a year). 1 falls short.
16 of 56 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 40: 38 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 15 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all familiesnot reported
What it would cost
ED reports no net price for this school, so there is no cost figure to show. Its own cost page, or its net price calculator, is the place to check.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Alabama high-school graduate ($32,204 a year).
18 of 71 programs could be assessed 25% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $67,349 | +$35,145 | clears the bar | $20,834 | 0.6 yrs | 143 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $44,214 | +$12,010 | clears the bar | $17,984 | 1.5 yrs | 127 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $91,314 | +$59,110 | above HS line | $37,866 | 0.6 yrs | 72 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,507 | +$23,303 | clears the bar | $20,832 | 0.9 yrs | 68 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $63,516 | +$31,312 | clears the bar | $22,073 | 0.7 yrs | 61 |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $31,7061-year earnings | -$498 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 45 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,331 | +$17,127 | clears the bar | $22,366 | 1.3 yrs | 41 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $52,775 | +$20,571 | clears the bar | $22,940 | 1.1 yrs | 27 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $47,773 | +$15,569 | clears the bar | $18,280 | 1.2 yrs | 23 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $102,639 | +$70,435 | clears the bar | $22,750 | 0.3 yrs | 20 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $47,550 | +$15,346 | clears the bar | $23,144 | 1.5 yrs | 20 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $68,201 | +$35,997 | above HS line | $28,771 | 0.8 yrs | 20 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $57,5841-year earnings | +$25,380 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $34,242 | +$2,038 | clears the bar | $22,180 | 10.9 yrs | 15 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,511 | +$24,307 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $47,683 | +$15,479 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $40,502 | +$8,298 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $63,342 | +$31,138 | clears the bar | $20,320 | 0.7 yrs | not published |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Criminal Justice | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Education, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Accounting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Human Resources | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Management Information Systems | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Security Science and Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Air Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Fire Protection | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $32,204 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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