The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama · Public

Of 70 assessed programs, 67 leave graduates out-earning a typical Alabama high-school graduate (about $32,204/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 151 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$19,169
$30k to $48k	$19,884
$48k to $75k	$22,258
$75k to $110k	$25,658
$110k and up	$26,729
All families (average)	$22,420

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.

70 of 221 programs could be assessed 32% 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
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$77,451	+$45,247	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	581
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$85,020	+$52,816	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	540
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$85,532	+$53,328	clears the bar	$20,000	0.4 yrs	420
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$68,227	+$36,023	clears the bar	$24,889	0.7 yrs	321
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,079	+$62,875	clears the bar	$24,015	0.4 yrs	300
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,900	+$17,696	clears the bar	$23,250	1.3 yrs	292
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$69,715	+$37,511	clears the bar	$23,250	0.6 yrs	274
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$112,515	+$80,311	clears the bar	$33,500	0.4 yrs	251
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$87,621	+$55,417	clears the bar	$22,190	0.4 yrs	230
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,617	+$29,413	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	203
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,637	+$27,433	clears the bar	$23,905	0.9 yrs	202
Social Work	Master's Degree	$54,926	+$22,722	clears the bar	$30,750	1.4 yrs	190
Marketing	Master's Degree	$76,736	+$44,532	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	181
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$57,002	+$24,798	clears the bar	$23,719	1.0 yrs	177
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,857	+$68,653	clears the bar	$22,625	0.3 yrs	159
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,751	+$13,547	clears the bar	$24,125	1.8 yrs	146
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$51,588	+$19,384	clears the bar	$25,000	1.3 yrs	144
Law	First Professional Degree	$110,931	+$78,727	clears the bar	$61,500	0.8 yrs	130
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,685	+$55,481	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	129
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$61,548	+$29,344	clears the bar	$24,459	0.8 yrs	122
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$57,205	+$25,001	clears the bar	$22,497	0.9 yrs	120
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$55,043	+$22,839	clears the bar	$23,375	1.0 yrs	113
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$55,894	+$23,690	clears the bar	$23,875	1.0 yrs	112
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,007	+$16,803	clears the bar	$26,125	1.6 yrs	109
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$105,393	+$73,189	clears the bar	$21,375	0.3 yrs	104
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	$64,913	+$32,709	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	102
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,071	+$23,867	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	100
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$115,980	+$83,776	clears the bar	$21,992	0.3 yrs	95
English	Bachelor's Degree	$44,278	+$12,074	clears the bar	$21,500	1.8 yrs	94
Nursing	Master's Degree	$116,062	+$83,858	clears the bar	$29,740	0.4 yrs	92
History	Bachelor's Degree	$50,213	+$18,009	clears the bar	$20,568	1.1 yrs	92
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$77,899	+$45,695	clears the bar	$20,000	0.4 yrs	90
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$53,180	+$20,976	clears the bar	$22,662	1.1 yrs	90
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$56,945	+$24,741	clears the bar	$26,735	1.1 yrs	89
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,999	+$59,795	clears the bar	$26,787	0.4 yrs	86
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,943	+$66,739	clears the bar	$23,787	0.4 yrs	79
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$79,811	+$47,607	clears the bar	$23,250	0.5 yrs	77
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$49,561	+$17,357	clears the bar	$24,072	1.4 yrs	75
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$56,415	+$24,211	clears the bar	$30,750	1.3 yrs	66
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$52,520	+$20,316	clears the bar	$28,937	1.4 yrs	65
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$54,254	+$22,050	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	61
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$59,911 1-year earnings	+$27,707	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Master's Degree	$64,929	+$32,725	clears the bar	$29,627	0.9 yrs	46
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$41,100	+$8,896	clears the bar	$22,250	2.5 yrs	44
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,763	+$18,559	clears the bar	$25,473	1.4 yrs	42
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$77,066	+$44,862	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	41
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$31,666	-$538	falls short	$23,519	insufficient data	41
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$65,674	+$33,470	clears the bar	$22,477	0.7 yrs	40
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$51,744	+$19,540	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Management Science	Master's Degree	$112,179	+$79,975	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$55,419	+$23,215	clears the bar	$23,250	1.0 yrs	34
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$99,953	+$67,749	clears the bar	$73,102	1.1 yrs	31
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$68,683	+$36,479	clears the bar	$41,000	1.1 yrs	31
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$120,262	+$88,058	clears the bar	$45,195	0.5 yrs	30
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$60,546	+$28,342	clears the bar	$26,000	0.9 yrs	27
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$52,619	+$20,415	clears the bar	$20,807	1.0 yrs	24
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$19,543 1-year earnings	-$12,661	falls short	$26,750	insufficient data	24
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$35,701	+$3,497	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$53,616	+$21,412	clears the bar	$27,000	1.3 yrs	21
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$67,892	+$35,688	clears the bar	$30,750	0.9 yrs	20
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$17,511 1-year earnings	-$14,693	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$51,194	+$18,990	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$53,940	+$21,736	clears the bar	$23,750	1.1 yrs	13
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$69,637 1-year earnings	+$37,433	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$49,269	+$17,065	clears the bar	$19,750	1.2 yrs	12
Theatre	Master's Degree	$57,026	+$24,822	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$86,114	+$53,910	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	6
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$145,164	+$112,960	clears the bar	$35,680	0.3 yrs	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$61,487	+$29,283	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$57,796	+$25,592	clears the bar	$23,250	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	260
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	196
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	181
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	175
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	84
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Hospitality Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$25,000	insufficient data	46
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$32,500	insufficient data	43
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Criminology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Metallurgical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Construction Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Taxation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Architectural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Museology/Museum Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Applied Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Interdisciplinary Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6

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.