Which Jacksonville State major has the lowest debt?

Finance graduates leave with a median of $14,875 in federal loans, the lowest among 26 Jacksonville State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Jacksonville State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $12,894 a year, and $23,334 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $14,279 a year.

How many Jacksonville State programs report graduate pay?

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

Jacksonville State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Jacksonville State University
Public university
Jacksonville, AL
7,036 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

26 Jacksonville State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($68,896), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($20,826). The median program pays $36,461.

In-state tuition and fees$12,894Per year. Out-of-state $23,334

Average net price after aid$14,279Per year

Graduation rate55%Within 6 years

Admission rate78%Of applicants

All 26 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	NursingAbout 240 graduates a year	$68,896	$76,445	$21,500	5th of 12
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 31 graduates a year	$62,795	$65,546	$23,578	8th of 12
3	Quality Control and Safety TechnologyAbout 30 graduates a year	$57,466	Not reported	$23,709	2nd of 2
4	Other Engineering TechnologyAbout 3 graduates a year	$57,351	Not reported	$24,471	1st of 1
5	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 33 graduates a year	$55,867	Not reported	$26,000	3rd of 3
6	Other Public and Social ServicesGraduates a year not reported	$44,778	$66,503	$31,000	1st of 2
7	Special EducationAbout 17 graduates a year	$42,107	Not reported	$24,250	4th of 4
8	Teacher EducationAbout 178 graduates a year	$41,384	$45,498	$25,114	9th of 13
9	AccountingAbout 33 graduates a year	$40,541	$63,298	$20,500	11th of 12
10	Business AdministrationAbout 62 graduates a year	$39,729	$49,340	$25,000	11th of 18
11	FinanceAbout 35 graduates a year	$39,457	$58,732	$14,875	8th of 9
12	MarketingAbout 42 graduates a year	$38,458	Not reported	$19,500	8th of 9
13	EnglishAbout 17 graduates a year	$37,774	$44,413	$23,267	3rd of 8
14	CommunicationsAbout 31 graduates a year	$35,147	$39,144	$24,750	4th of 10
15	Social WorkAbout 48 graduates a year	$34,485	$40,166	$26,342	4th of 8
16	Criminal JusticeAbout 35 graduates a year	$33,879	$48,116	$27,192	8th of 11
17	BiologyAbout 75 graduates a year	$33,236	$42,418	$22,000	3rd of 14
18	MusicAbout 47 graduates a year	$32,893	$48,790	$27,500	2nd of 3
19	Parks and RecreationAbout 35 graduates a year	$31,303	Not reported	$21,500	2nd of 2
20	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 104 graduates a year	$30,939	$43,553	$27,546	3rd of 5
21	Family and Consumer SciencesAbout 29 graduates a year	$29,138	$34,059	$28,327	3rd of 3
22	HistoryAbout 5 graduates a year	$29,057	$45,173	$31,000	5th of 8
23	Security Science and TechnologyAbout 56 graduates a year	$27,926	Not reported	$24,250	1st of 1
24	Health SciencesAbout 47 graduates a year	$24,692	$48,322	$28,989	2nd of 2
25	PsychologyAbout 33 graduates a year	$23,135	$37,228	$26,750	13th of 14
26	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 20 graduates a year	$20,826	$37,137	$24,625	7th of 9

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.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$68,896
Computer and Information Science$62,795
Quality Control and Safety Technology$57,466
Other Engineering Technology$57,351
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$55,867

Lowest median debt

Finance$14,875
Marketing$19,500
Accounting$20,500
Nursing$21,500
Parks and Recreation$21,500

Largest programs

NursingAbout 240 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 178 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 104 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 75 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 62 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $68,896 in their first year, the most of 26 Jacksonville 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