University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama · Public

Of 71 assessed programs, 70 leave graduates out-earning a typical Alabama high-school graduate (about $32,204/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 111 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$16,172
$30k to $48k	$15,500
$48k to $75k	$19,161
$75k to $110k	$21,805
$110k and up	$22,597
All families (average)	$18,749

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

71 of 182 programs could be assessed 39% 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	Master's Degree	$115,581	+$83,377	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	625
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,224	+$46,020	clears the bar	$18,000	0.4 yrs	362
Public Health	Master's Degree	$91,073	+$58,869	clears the bar	$32,000	0.5 yrs	288
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$108,063	+$75,859	clears the bar	$34,459	0.5 yrs	266
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,174	+$22,970	clears the bar	$21,250	0.9 yrs	248
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,369	+$14,165	clears the bar	$21,868	1.5 yrs	230
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$112,084	+$79,880	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	189
Biology	Master's Degree	$57,581	+$25,377	clears the bar	$30,750	1.2 yrs	152
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	$118,501	+$86,297	clears the bar	$34,166	0.4 yrs	139
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$53,021	+$20,817	clears the bar	$25,125	1.2 yrs	137
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$63,036	+$30,832	clears the bar	$24,000	0.8 yrs	134
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$52,435	+$20,231	clears the bar	$22,500	1.1 yrs	122
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$69,201	+$36,997	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	113
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$44,398	+$12,194	clears the bar	$25,000	2.1 yrs	107
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,714	+$13,510	clears the bar	$21,614	1.6 yrs	95
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$136,395	+$104,191	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	94
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$56,591	+$24,387	clears the bar	$22,072	0.9 yrs	86
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$51,643	+$19,439	clears the bar	$21,500	1.1 yrs	83
Accounting	Master's Degree	$84,420	+$52,216	clears the bar	$29,751	0.6 yrs	78
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$44,461	+$12,257	clears the bar	$21,360	1.7 yrs	77
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$162,018	+$129,814	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	77
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$114,503	+$82,299	clears the bar	$109,751	1.3 yrs	77
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$140,663	+$108,459	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,139	+$16,935	clears the bar	$28,267	1.7 yrs	72
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$104,654	+$72,450	clears the bar	$20,750	0.3 yrs	70
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$79,843	+$47,639	clears the bar	$26,000	0.5 yrs	66
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	$60,577	+$28,373	clears the bar	$26,603	0.9 yrs	62
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$69,535	+$37,331	clears the bar	$67,010	1.8 yrs	60
English	Bachelor's Degree	$48,706	+$16,502	clears the bar	$22,373	1.4 yrs	53
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$60,318	+$28,114	clears the bar	$26,000	0.9 yrs	52
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,415	+$58,211	clears the bar	$22,676	0.4 yrs	51
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$66,980	+$34,776	clears the bar	$19,000	0.5 yrs	51
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$47,791	+$15,587	clears the bar	$24,990	1.6 yrs	50
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,589	+$57,385	clears the bar	$20,250	0.4 yrs	47
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$78,054	+$45,850	clears the bar	$25,750	0.6 yrs	44
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	$103,679	+$71,475	clears the bar	$40,861	0.6 yrs	42
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$56,131	+$23,927	clears the bar	$30,750	1.3 yrs	41
Sociology	Master's Degree	$68,281	+$36,077	clears the bar	$34,166	0.9 yrs	41
Optometry	First Professional Degree	$145,890	+$113,686	clears the bar	$164,956	1.5 yrs	41
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$61,956	+$29,752	clears the bar	$37,866	1.3 yrs	39
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$43,138	+$10,934	clears the bar	$23,437	2.1 yrs	38
History	Bachelor's Degree	$48,565	+$16,361	clears the bar	$20,750	1.3 yrs	34
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$56,116	+$23,912	clears the bar	$47,260	2.0 yrs	33
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$117,049	+$84,845	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$59,945	+$27,741	clears the bar	$23,875	0.9 yrs	30
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	$60,351	+$28,147	clears the bar	$27,330	1.0 yrs	29
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$56,607	+$24,403	clears the bar	$15,350	0.6 yrs	29
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$44,493	+$12,289	clears the bar	$19,500	1.6 yrs	29
Special Education	Master's Degree	$58,157	+$25,953	clears the bar	$37,000	1.4 yrs	27
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	$65,277	+$33,073	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	27
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$61,781	+$29,577	clears the bar	$22,375	0.8 yrs	27
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$61,916	+$29,712	clears the bar	$36,487	1.2 yrs	24
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$37,173	+$4,969	clears the bar	$24,784	5.0 yrs	23
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,148	+$7,944	clears the bar	$26,500	3.3 yrs	22
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$57,453	+$25,249	clears the bar	$23,571	0.9 yrs	19
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$31,991	-$213	falls short	$21,500	insufficient data	19
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,787	+$4,583	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,089	+$57,885	clears the bar	$23,362	0.4 yrs	15
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,985	+$51,781	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$85,091	+$52,887	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$47,004	+$14,800	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	$69,427	+$37,223	clears the bar	$50,980	1.4 yrs	14
Systems Science and Theory	Master's Degree	$124,712	+$92,508	clears the bar	$35,696	0.4 yrs	13
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$54,662	+$22,458	clears the bar	$34,167	1.5 yrs	11
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$41,768	+$9,564	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$76,117	+$43,913	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$80,699	+$48,495	clears the bar	$89,010	1.8 yrs	7
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$141,379	+$109,175	clears the bar	$48,950	0.4 yrs	7
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$79,074	+$46,870	clears the bar	$30,750	0.7 yrs	6
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$78,653	+$46,449	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$76,648	+$44,444	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	124
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$18,625	insufficient data	78
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Genetics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$24,125	insufficient data	16
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Curriculum and Instruction	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
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Healthcare Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biotechnology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Genetics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Health Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Social Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Public Health	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, 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.