Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Magnolia, Arkansas · Public
Graduate earnings
15of 16 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Arkansas high-school graduate (about $32,489 a year). 1 falls short.
16 of 47 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 31: 27 with no earnings published and 4 with nothing reported. The 24 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$14,027 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
$14,027 a year
About $56,108 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 | $13,187 |
| $30k to $48k | $12,827 |
| $48k to $75k | $13,790 |
| $75k to $110k | $15,654 |
| $110k and up | $19,244 |
| All families (average) | $14,027 |
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 Arkansas high-school graduate ($32,489 a year).
23 of 71 programs could be assessed 32% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $49,419 | +$16,930 | above HS line | $24,625 | 1.5 yrs | 101 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $40,843 | +$8,354 | clears the bar | $17,122 | 2.0 yrs | 78 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $47,979 | +$15,490 | clears the bar | $21,861 | 1.4 yrs | 76 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $83,587 | +$51,098 | above HS line | $29,480 | 0.6 yrs | 67 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,873 | +$12,384 | clears the bar | $20,375 | 1.6 yrs | 47 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $55,787 | +$23,298 | clears the bar | $13,875 | 0.6 yrs | 35 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $49,718 | +$17,229 | above HS line | $17,362 | 1.0 yrs | 34 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $48,662 | +$16,173 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.2 yrs | 34 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $38,931 | +$6,442 | clears the bar | $24,125 | 3.7 yrs | 33 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,925 | +$10,436 | clears the bar | $19,413 | 1.9 yrs | 32 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $70,185 | +$37,696 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 32 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $52,584 | +$20,095 | above HS line | $63,324 | 3.2 yrs | 27 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $44,523 | +$12,034 | clears the bar | $23,199 | 1.9 yrs | 27 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $60,952 | +$28,463 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,923 | +$16,434 | clears the bar | $12,000 | 0.7 yrs | 25 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $46,771 | +$14,282 | clears the bar | $14,848 | 1.0 yrs | 25 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $89,685 | +$57,196 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 0.4 yrs | 23 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $58,663 | +$26,174 | above HS line | $31,062 | 1.2 yrs | 20 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $62,260 | +$29,771 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $33,649 | +$1,160 | clears the bar | $25,559 | 22.0 yrs | 12 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $49,737 | +$17,248 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $28,938 | -$3,551 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | $48,773 | +$16,284 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 521 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 332 |
| Business | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 90 |
| Health Sciences | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Agriculture, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Chemistry | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| History and Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | 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 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | 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 |
| Music | Bachelor's 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 |
| Nursing | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Educational Administration | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | 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 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Master'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, $32,489 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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