Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama · Private, nonprofit

All 28 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Alabama high-school graduate (about $32,204/yr). Another 87 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$22,716
$30k to $48k	$24,812
$48k to $75k	$31,527
$75k to $110k	$34,206
$110k and up	$36,235
All families (average)	$32,622

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

28 of 115 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Alabama high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$72,517	+$40,313	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	122
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	$119,888	+$87,684	clears the bar	$11,000	0.1 yrs	101
Nursing	Master's Degree	$127,084	+$94,880	clears the bar	$110,952	1.2 yrs	60
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$70,839	+$38,635	clears the bar	$18,000	0.5 yrs	57
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$119,341	+$87,137	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$93,444	+$61,240	clears the bar	$19,000	0.3 yrs	50
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$50,652	+$18,448	clears the bar	$18,120	1.0 yrs	39
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,809	+$18,605	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$76,584	+$44,380	clears the bar	$22,800	0.5 yrs	35
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$122,699	+$90,495	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$52,171	+$19,967	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	30
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	$50,016	+$17,812	clears the bar	$49,054	2.8 yrs	29
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$41,323 1-year earnings	+$9,119	clears the bar	$23,250	2.5 yrs	26
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$105,374	+$73,170	clears the bar	$73,798	1.0 yrs	25
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$90,572	+$58,368	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Social Work	Master's Degree	$55,271	+$23,067	clears the bar	$46,834	2.0 yrs	24
Accounting	Master's Degree	$92,202	+$59,998	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Public Health	Master's Degree	$92,506	+$60,302	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$39,690 1-year earnings	+$7,486	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$57,010	+$24,806	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$47,117	+$14,913	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$54,714	+$22,510	clears the bar	$31,220	1.4 yrs	10
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$63,341	+$31,137	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$81,398	+$49,194	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Law	Doctoral Degree	$91,687	+$59,483	clears the bar	$108,958	1.8 yrs	insufficient data
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	$132,942	+$100,738	clears the bar	$212,943	2.1 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$85,180	+$52,976	clears the bar	$138,310	2.6 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$101,915	+$69,711	clears the bar	$42,973	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Law	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	143
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	113
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	89
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$23,937	insufficient data	27
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Theology and Ministry	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Health	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religious Music and Worship	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Music and Worship	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theology and Ministry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Illustration and Informatics	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Special Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($32,204/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.