Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
13of 13 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Alabama high-school graduate (about $32,204 a year).
13 of 71 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 58: 50 with no earnings published and 8 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 44 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$32,622 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$32,622 a year
About $130,488 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Alabama high-school graduate ($32,204 a year).
28 of 115 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $72,517 | +$40,313 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.6 yrs | 105 |
| Pharmacy | Bachelor's Degree | $119,888 | +$87,684 | clears the bar | $11,000 | 0.1 yrs | 66 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $70,839 | +$38,635 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 0.5 yrs | 65 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $119,341 | +$87,137 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 63 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $93,444 | +$61,240 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.3 yrs | 53 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $127,084 | +$94,880 | above HS line | $110,952 | 1.2 yrs | 47 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $52,171 | +$19,967 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.0 yrs | 41 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | $50,016 | +$17,812 | above HS line | $49,054 | 2.8 yrs | 36 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $76,584 | +$44,380 | clears the bar | $22,800 | 0.5 yrs | 34 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $50,652 | +$18,448 | clears the bar | $18,120 | 1.0 yrs | 33 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $41,3231-year earnings | +$9,119 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $23,250 | 2.5 yrs | 33 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $92,506 | +$60,302 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $90,572 | +$58,368 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,809 | +$18,605 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $92,202 | +$59,998 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $55,271 | +$23,067 | above HS line | $46,834 | 2.0 yrs | 23 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $47,117 | +$14,913 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $57,010 | +$24,806 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $39,6901-year earnings | +$7,486 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | $122,699 | +$90,495 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $105,374 | +$73,170 | above HS line | $73,798 | 1.0 yrs | 16 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $54,714 | +$22,510 | above HS line | $31,220 | 1.4 yrs | 14 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $63,341 | +$31,137 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Educational Administration | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $81,398 | +$49,194 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Law | Doctoral Degree | $91,687 | +$59,483 | above HS line | $108,958 | 1.8 yrs | not published |
| Pharmacy | Doctoral Degree | $132,942 | +$100,738 | above HS line | $212,943 | 2.1 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $85,180 | +$52,976 | above HS line | $138,310 | 2.6 yrs | not published |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $101,915 | +$69,711 | above HS line | $42,973 | 0.6 yrs | not published |
| Law | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 138 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 117 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 103 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $23,937 | not assessed | 41 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 39 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 37 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Public Health | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Theology and Ministry | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Theology and Ministry | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religious Music and Worship | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | 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 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Religious Music and Worship | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communication Disorders | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Special Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Legal Support Services | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 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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