University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama · Public

Of 28 assessed programs, 27 leave graduates out-earning a typical Alabama high-school graduate (about $32,204/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 87 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$16,192
$30k to $48k	$16,532
$48k to $75k	$18,210
$75k to $110k	$20,777
$110k and up	$21,501
All families (average)	$18,796

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	$75,430	+$43,226	clears the bar	$20,911	0.5 yrs	184
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$95,076	+$62,872	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	153
Nursing	Master's Degree	$106,647	+$74,443	clears the bar	$28,500	0.4 yrs	142
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,341	+$63,137	clears the bar	$22,675	0.4 yrs	124
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,339	+$55,135	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	121
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$62,872	+$30,668	clears the bar	$18,500	0.6 yrs	117
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,992	+$13,788	clears the bar	$19,736	1.4 yrs	104
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$78,319	+$46,115	clears the bar	$20,088	0.4 yrs	93
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$102,853	+$70,649	clears the bar	$17,000	0.2 yrs	88
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,920	+$73,716	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	71
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$43,321	+$11,117	clears the bar	$25,250	2.3 yrs	66
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,296	+$68,092	clears the bar	$22,125	0.3 yrs	59
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$89,472	+$57,268	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$27,247 1-year earnings	-$4,957	falls short	$24,750	insufficient data	42
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,153	+$62,949	clears the bar	$27,997	0.4 yrs	38
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$134,445	+$102,241	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$49,270	+$17,066	clears the bar	$20,000	1.2 yrs	36
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$78,858	+$46,654	clears the bar	$19,049	0.4 yrs	34
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,681	+$58,477	clears the bar	$26,000	0.4 yrs	33
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$58,015	+$25,811	clears the bar	$15,250	0.6 yrs	33
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$71,245	+$39,041	clears the bar	$21,034	0.5 yrs	31
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$57,268	+$25,064	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Management Science	Master's Degree	$118,475	+$86,271	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$42,922	+$10,718	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$41,713 1-year earnings	+$9,509	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$100,399	+$68,195	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$91,645	+$59,441	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$132,900	+$100,696	clears the bar	$34,361	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	72
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Physical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$23,392	insufficient data	26
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Physical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Nursing	First Professional Degree	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
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Political Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biotechnology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Social Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Software and Media Applications	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	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
Industrial Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physical Sciences, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
International Relations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biological and Physical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Science, Technology and Society	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Materials Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Science	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	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.