Which Alabama State major has the lowest debt?

Other Interdisciplinary Studies graduates leave with a median of $26,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 12 Alabama State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Alabama State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $11,248 a year, and $19,576 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $20,435 a year.

How many Alabama State programs report graduate pay?

12 bachelor's programs at Alabama State report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Alabama State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Alabama State University
Public university
Montgomery, AL
3,477 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 Alabama State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Accounting pays the most in the first year ($39,762), and Theatre the least ($17,997). The median program pays $29,311.

In-state tuition and fees$11,248Per year. Out-of-state $19,576

Average net price after aid$20,435Per year

Graduation rate30%Within 6 years

Admission rate98%Of applicants

All 12 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Alabama" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Alabama. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Alabama
1	AccountingAbout 28 graduates a year	$39,762	Not reported	$30,750	12th of 12
2	Teacher EducationAbout 19 graduates a year	$39,444	$46,679	$34,750	13th of 13
3	Social WorkAbout 28 graduates a year	$34,792	$42,241	$39,593	3rd of 8
4	Criminal JusticeAbout 36 graduates a year	$32,898	$40,621	$32,261	9th of 11
5	Information ScienceAbout 17 graduates a year	$30,651	$45,185	$31,993	2nd of 2
6	BiologyAbout 57 graduates a year	$30,174	$46,828	$31,000	6th of 14
7	Business AdministrationAbout 23 graduates a year	$28,447	Not reported	$32,125	17th of 18
8	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 41 graduates a year	$27,978	Not reported	$26,000	4th of 4
9	Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 31 graduates a year	$22,847	$41,952	$33,000	2nd of 2
10	PsychologyAbout 21 graduates a year	$22,705	$39,530	$31,000	14th of 14
11	CommunicationsAbout 26 graduates a year	$21,996	$37,881	$32,750	10th of 10
12	TheatreAbout 11 graduates a year	$17,997	Not reported	$31,000	4th of 4

Program names link to the program's own page, and Alabama ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Alabama programs in the field do too.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Accounting$39,762
Teacher Education$39,444
Social Work$34,792
Criminal Justice$32,898
Information Science$30,651

Lowest median debt

Other Interdisciplinary Studies$26,000
Accounting$30,750
Biology$31,000
Psychology$31,000
Theatre$31,000

Largest programs

BiologyAbout 57 graduates a year
Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 41 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 36 graduates a year
Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 31 graduates a year
AccountingAbout 28 graduates a year

Common questions

Accounting graduates earn a median of $39,762 in their first year, the most of 12 Alabama State bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Alabama rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels