University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama · Public
Graduate earnings
32of 34 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Alabama high-school graduate (about $32,204 a year). 2 fall short.
34 of 63 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 29: 28 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 60 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$17,648 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
$17,648 a year
About $70,592 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 | $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 |
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 Alabama high-school graduate ($32,204 a year).
49 of 123 programs could be assessed 40% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $122,851 | +$90,647 | above HS line | $51,673 | 0.6 yrs | 806 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $78,024 | +$45,820 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.4 yrs | 347 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,090 | +$21,886 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.2 yrs | 134 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,384 | +$11,180 | clears the bar | $23,561 | 2.1 yrs | 100 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | $47,019 | +$14,815 | clears the bar | $28,000 | 1.9 yrs | 99 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,956 | +$16,752 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.5 yrs | 90 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $43,023 | +$10,819 | clears the bar | $25,419 | 2.3 yrs | 76 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $53,511 | +$21,307 | above HS line | $34,535 | 1.6 yrs | 65 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $69,490 | +$37,286 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.7 yrs | 59 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $124,566 | +$92,362 | above HS line | $97,225 | 1.1 yrs | 56 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $80,317 | +$48,113 | clears the bar | $25,750 | 0.5 yrs | 50 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $89,052 | +$56,848 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.4 yrs | 50 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $48,021 | +$15,817 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 1.5 yrs | 50 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $50,822 | +$18,618 | clears the bar | $25,750 | 1.4 yrs | 48 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $46,828 | +$14,624 | clears the bar | $24,870 | 1.7 yrs | 41 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $59,602 | +$27,398 | clears the bar | $26,328 | 1.0 yrs | 40 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $64,410 | +$32,206 | clears the bar | $26,036 | 0.8 yrs | 37 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,943 | +$61,739 | clears the bar | $20,116 | 0.3 yrs | 36 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $78,187 | +$45,983 | clears the bar | $26,366 | 0.6 yrs | 36 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $73,218 | +$41,014 | above HS line | $62,988 | 1.5 yrs | 35 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $50,483 | +$18,279 | clears the bar | $24,974 | 1.4 yrs | 35 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $62,084 | +$29,880 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 31 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $29,506 | -$2,698 | falls short | $30,066 | no earnings gain | 30 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,166 | +$67,962 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.3 yrs | 29 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $51,718 | +$19,514 | clears the bar | $21,201 | 1.1 yrs | 26 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $65,988 | +$33,784 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.2 yrs | 26 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $44,887 | +$12,683 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.0 yrs | 25 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $46,912 | +$14,708 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 1.8 yrs | 24 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $50,771 | +$18,567 | above HS line | $42,799 | 2.3 yrs | 23 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $46,667 | +$14,463 | clears the bar | $28,500 | 2.0 yrs | 23 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $54,204 | +$22,000 | clears the bar | $21,999 | 1.0 yrs | 20 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $27,0501-year earnings | -$5,154 | falls short (1-yr) | $22,625 | no earnings gain | 18 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | $62,719 | +$30,515 | clears the bar | $22,532 | 0.7 yrs | 17 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $54,379 | +$22,175 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $41,515 | +$9,311 | clears the bar | $18,125 | 1.9 yrs | 16 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $59,6261-year earnings | +$27,422 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $25,000 | 0.9 yrs | 12 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $59,513 | +$27,309 | clears the bar | $29,363 | 1.1 yrs | 12 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $64,455 | +$32,251 | clears the bar | $28,000 | 0.9 yrs | 11 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $34,5651-year earnings | +$2,361 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $58,540 | +$26,336 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $61,561 | +$29,357 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $40,641 | +$8,437 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 2.6 yrs | 7 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $61,632 | +$29,428 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $101,194 | +$68,990 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Communication Disorders | Doctoral Degree | $94,463 | +$62,259 | above HS line | $80,320 | 1.3 yrs | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,602 | +$16,398 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.6 yrs | not published |
| Medicine | Doctoral Degree | $114,506 | +$82,302 | above HS line | $175,334 | 2.1 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $81,627 | +$49,423 | above HS line | $77,490 | 1.6 yrs | not published |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $137,559 | +$105,355 | above HS line | $71,336 | 0.7 yrs | not published |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 166 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 112 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 102 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 74 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 53 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 47 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 38 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Communication Disorders | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Education, Other | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Systems Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Computer and Information Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physical Science Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| History | Master's Degree | 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 | 3 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer and Information Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Marine Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Marine Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Chemical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Systems Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Gerontology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Gerontology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 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, $32,204 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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