University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama · Public
Of 49 assessed programs, 47 leave graduates out-earning a typical Alabama high-school graduate (about $32,204/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 74 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $12,657 |
| $30k to $48k | $13,265 |
| $48k to $75k | $16,277 |
| $75k to $110k | $23,252 |
| $110k and up | $25,322 |
| All families (average) | $17,648 |
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.
49 of 123 programs could be assessed 40% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $122,851 | +$90,647 | clears the bar | $51,673 | 0.6 yrs | 749 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $78,024 | +$45,820 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.4 yrs | 341 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,090 | +$21,886 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.2 yrs | 151 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,956 | +$16,752 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.5 yrs | 120 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | $47,019 | +$14,815 | clears the bar | $28,000 | 1.9 yrs | 99 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,384 | +$11,180 | clears the bar | $23,561 | 2.1 yrs | 87 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,602 | +$16,398 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.6 yrs | 83 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $53,511 | +$21,307 | clears the bar | $34,535 | 1.6 yrs | 82 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $43,023 | +$10,819 | clears the bar | $25,419 | 2.3 yrs | 68 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $89,052 | +$56,848 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.4 yrs | 67 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $46,828 | +$14,624 | clears the bar | $24,870 | 1.7 yrs | 51 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $48,021 | +$15,817 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 1.5 yrs | 51 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $64,410 | +$32,206 | clears the bar | $26,036 | 0.8 yrs | 48 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $50,483 | +$18,279 | clears the bar | $24,974 | 1.4 yrs | 47 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $80,317 | +$48,113 | clears the bar | $25,750 | 0.5 yrs | 46 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $69,490 | +$37,286 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.7 yrs | 44 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $50,822 | +$18,618 | clears the bar | $25,750 | 1.4 yrs | 43 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $46,912 | +$14,708 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 1.8 yrs | 41 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $124,566 | +$92,362 | clears the bar | $97,225 | 1.1 yrs | 39 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $29,506 | -$2,698 | falls short | $30,066 | insufficient data | 37 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $62,084 | +$29,880 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 37 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $73,218 | +$41,014 | clears the bar | $62,988 | 1.5 yrs | 36 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,204 | +$22,000 | clears the bar | $21,999 | 1.0 yrs | 35 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $41,515 | +$9,311 | clears the bar | $18,125 | 1.9 yrs | 32 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $59,602 | +$27,398 | clears the bar | $26,328 | 1.0 yrs | 31 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $51,718 | +$19,514 | clears the bar | $21,201 | 1.1 yrs | 31 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $46,667 | +$14,463 | clears the bar | $28,500 | 2.0 yrs | 30 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $78,187 | +$45,983 | clears the bar | $26,366 | 0.6 yrs | 29 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $44,887 | +$12,683 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.0 yrs | 28 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $61,561 | +$29,357 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,166 | +$67,962 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.3 yrs | 26 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $65,988 | +$33,784 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.2 yrs | 24 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $58,540 | +$26,336 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $50,771 | +$18,567 | clears the bar | $42,799 | 2.3 yrs | 21 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,943 | +$61,739 | clears the bar | $20,116 | 0.3 yrs | 21 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $64,455 | +$32,251 | clears the bar | $28,000 | 0.9 yrs | 18 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | $62,719 | +$30,515 | clears the bar | $22,532 | 0.7 yrs | 17 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $27,050 1-year earnings | -$5,154 | falls short | $22,625 | insufficient data | 15 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $59,513 | +$27,309 | clears the bar | $29,363 | 1.1 yrs | 14 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $34,565 1-year earnings | +$2,361 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $54,379 | +$22,175 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $59,626 1-year earnings | +$27,422 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.9 yrs | 11 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $40,641 | +$8,437 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 2.6 yrs | 10 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $101,194 | +$68,990 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $61,632 | +$29,428 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Doctoral Degree | $94,463 | +$62,259 | clears the bar | $80,320 | 1.3 yrs | 0 |
| Medicine | Doctoral Degree | $114,506 | +$82,302 | clears the bar | $175,334 | 2.1 yrs | insufficient data |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $81,627 | +$49,423 | clears the bar | $77,490 | 1.6 yrs | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $137,559 | +$105,355 | clears the bar | $71,336 | 0.7 yrs | insufficient data |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 148 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 123 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 75 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 66 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 43 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 40 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | 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 | 12 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor'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 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Master'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 | 5 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Education, Other | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Music | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Systems Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Gerontology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Computer and Information Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Chemical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Systems Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Gerontology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Marine Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Marine Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Physical Science Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | 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.