University of North Alabama History (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in History
- Public university
- Florence, AL
- About 36 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
University of North Alabama history graduates earn less than graduates of most history programs nationally, $27,927 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $19,350 in federal loans, less than at 79% of history programs in the country. Debt is low, but pay is also below the Alabama median of $29,401.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Alabama and national columns are the medians across all history bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, University of North Alabama graduates earn less than the national figure and about $6,215 less than the Alabama median. Several Alabama programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.
Debt and first-year pay at every Alabama history program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Alabama medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 49% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $205 a month, or 8.8% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
Prices in the Florence area are about 15% below the national average, so a $27,927 salary here buys what about $32,926 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to history, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$61,990Median pay in Alabama. 15,880 people work in this job in Alabama. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Natural Sciences Managers
$133,470Median pay in Alabama. 370 people work in this job in Alabama. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Tour and Travel Guides
$31,700Median pay in Alabama. 410 people work in this job in Alabama. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
Museum Technicians and Conservators
$38,350Median pay in Alabama. 130 people work in this job in Alabama. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About University of North Alabama
History ranks 22nd of 25 bachelor's programs at University of North Alabama by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer and Information Science ($68,996), Nursing ($61,137), and Management Information Systems ($55,826).
Common questions
The median graduate earns $27,927 one year after graduating and $41,584 five years after. The median across history bachelor's programs in Alabama is $29,401.
The median federal loan balance is $19,350, which ranks the lowest of 7 history bachelor's programs in Alabama. That works out to about $205 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 69% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 73%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Alabama programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- 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 comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the history program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024