Colleges in Alabama whose graduates clear the bar most often

Ranked by the share of each school's programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test).

#	College	Programs clearing the bar	Median earnings	Programs measured
1	Samford University	100%	$78,991	28
2	Columbia Southern University	100%	$74,452	27
3	Strayer University-Alabama	100%	$63,879	16
4	Faulkner University	100%	$56,079	14
5	South University-Montgomery	100%	$54,698	16
6	George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville	100%	$48,543	11
7	University of North Alabama	100%	$48,467	36
8	University of Montevallo	100%	$47,823	19
9	Auburn University	99%	$66,503	86
10	University of Alabama at Birmingham	99%	$63,036	71
11	Troy University	98%	$55,258	41
12	Jacksonville State University	98%	$54,048	43
13	University of Alabama in Huntsville	96%	$88,406	28
14	The University of Alabama	96%	$60,229	70
15	University of South Alabama	96%	$59,513	49
16	Auburn University at Montgomery	96%	$55,184	23
17	Herzing University-Birmingham	96%	$55,140	24
18	Alabama A & M University	95%	$52,756	22
19	Athens State University	94%	$54,141	18
20	Alabama State University	94%	$46,500	18
21	Tuskegee University	93%	$73,435	15
22	University of West Alabama	92%	$59,972	13
23	Bevill State Community College	90%	$45,888	10
24	Gadsden State Community College	83%	$42,152	12
25	George C Wallace Community College-Dothan	70%	$40,313	10

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Ranked on one stated metric, the share of a school's programs that clear the benchmark. Schools need at least 10 programs with reported earnings to appear. Note that specialised graduate institutions (medical and health-science centres, for example) often rank at the top because their programs are almost all high-earning; the 'programs measured' column and each school's page give the context.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10). Earnings are median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing, and describe past graduates rather than a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.