Which University of Alabama major has the lowest debt?

Mathematics graduates leave with a median of $20,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 43 University of Alabama bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Alabama cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $12,180 a year, and $34,172 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $22,420 a year.

How many University of Alabama programs report graduate pay?

45 bachelor's programs at University of Alabama report first-year pay, and 43 of them also report federal debt.

University of Alabama Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

The University of Alabama
Public university
Tuscaloosa, AL
33,227 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

45 University of Alabama bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer and Information Science pays the most in the first year ($83,651), and Ecology and Evolution the least ($17,511). The median program pays $40,546.

In-state tuition and fees$12,180Per year. Out-of-state $34,172

Average net price after aid$22,420Per year

Graduation rate73%Within 6 years

Admission rate77%Of applicants

All 45 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	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 93 graduates a year	$83,651	$102,009	$22,000	1st of 12
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 56 graduates a year	$79,504	$108,377	$23,821	3rd of 7
3	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 224 graduates a year	$75,238	$91,807	$24,755	2nd of 7
4	Management Information SystemsAbout 102 graduates a year	$74,078	$110,434	$21,875	1st of 4
5	Aerospace EngineeringAbout 69 graduates a year	$73,887	$93,809	$26,787	1st of 3
6	NursingAbout 374 graduates a year	$73,000	$80,311	$25,006	2nd of 12
7	Civil EngineeringAbout 109 graduates a year	$70,619	$86,784	$25,454	1st of 5
8	Chemical EngineeringAbout 101 graduates a year	$69,809	$97,080	$23,003	3rd of 5
9	Management ScienceAbout 99 graduates a year	$60,832	$79,720	$25,000	2nd of 2
10	FinanceAbout 572 graduates a year	$55,580	$84,758	$25,000	3rd of 9
11	Business EconomicsGraduates a year not reported	$55,550	$103,502	$21,675	1st of 1
12	AccountingAbout 226 graduates a year	$53,452	$79,435	$23,000	2nd of 12
13	MarketingAbout 569 graduates a year	$48,879	$80,393	$23,071	1st of 9
14	Business AdministrationAbout 199 graduates a year	$48,668	$69,113	$25,000	4th of 18
15	Special EducationAbout 37 graduates a year	$45,631	$50,092	$26,000	1st of 4
16	MathematicsAbout 87 graduates a year	$44,857	$69,002	$20,000	3rd of 4
17	Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 92 graduates a year	$44,838	$52,664	$29,311	1st of 4
18	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 43 graduates a year	$44,215	$57,905	$26,505	2nd of 3
19	Teacher EducationAbout 121 graduates a year	$44,025	$48,985	$26,875	2nd of 13
20	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 315 graduates a year	$42,445	$64,089	$25,000	1st of 2
21	Family and Consumer EconomicsAbout 43 graduates a year	$41,201	$58,969	$23,750	1st of 1
22	CommunicationsAbout 121 graduates a year	$40,790	$52,949	$25,000	1st of 10
23	GeographyAbout 8 graduates a year	$40,546	$57,002	$23,750	2nd of 2
24	Foods and NutritionAbout 131 graduates a year	$37,836	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1
25	Apparel and TextilesAbout 48 graduates a year	$37,111	$52,091	$25,000	2nd of 2
26	Public HealthAbout 152 graduates a year	$35,698	Not reported	$25,000	1st of 2
27	JournalismAbout 105 graduates a year	$35,509	$56,575	$25,000	2nd of 3
28	International RelationsAbout 43 graduates a year	$35,324	$58,536	$23,250	1st of 1
29	Family and Consumer SciencesAbout 117 graduates a year	$35,059	$48,766	$25,125	1st of 3
30	Criminal JusticeGraduates a year not reported	$34,194	$55,350	$25,000	7th of 11
31	Political ScienceAbout 200 graduates a year	$32,699	$61,049	$23,785	3rd of 5
32	Hospitality ManagementAbout 99 graduates a year	$32,178	$52,250	$25,000	2nd of 3
33	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 99 graduates a year	$31,911	$47,815	$24,823	1st of 2
34	Social WorkAbout 71 graduates a year	$31,462	$50,275	$25,000	7th of 8
35	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 117 graduates a year	$30,264	$44,281	$25,000	2nd of 2
36	BiologyAbout 230 graduates a year	$29,848	$61,478	$24,412	9th of 14
37	PsychologyAbout 356 graduates a year	$29,245	$47,796	$25,000	5th of 14
38	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 85 graduates a year	$29,044	$54,812	$23,250	1st of 1
39	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 17 graduates a year	$28,391	$53,220	$25,000	4th of 5
40	HistoryAbout 114 graduates a year	$25,533	$56,524	$20,568	8th of 8
41	EnglishAbout 84 graduates a year	$25,045	$44,593	$22,250	8th of 8
42	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 30 graduates a year	$21,836	$45,258	$25,000	6th of 9
43	TheatreAbout 32 graduates a year	$19,543	$27,525	$26,750	3rd of 4
44	DanceAbout 29 graduates a year	$18,716	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
45	Ecology and EvolutionAbout 10 graduates a year	$17,511	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1

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.

4 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer and Information Science$83,651
Electrical Engineering$79,504
Mechanical Engineering$75,238
Management Information Systems$74,078
Aerospace Engineering$73,887

Lowest median debt

Mathematics$20,000
History$20,568
Business Economics$21,675
Management Information Systems$21,875
Computer and Information Science$22,000

Largest programs

FinanceAbout 572 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 569 graduates a year
NursingAbout 374 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 356 graduates a year
Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 315 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer and Information Science graduates earn a median of $83,651 in their first year, the most of 45 University of Alabama 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