Which University of South Alabama major has the lowest debt?

Hospitality Management graduates leave with a median of $18,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 31 University of South Alabama bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of South Alabama cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,116 a year, and $19,092 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $17,648 a year.

How many University of South Alabama programs report graduate pay?

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

University of South Alabama Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Mobile, AL
8,879 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

31 University of South Alabama bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($81,499), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($20,527). The median program pays $40,486.

In-state tuition and fees$10,116Per year. Out-of-state $19,092

Average net price after aid$17,648Per year

Graduation rate53%Within 6 years

Admission rate71%Of applicants

All 31 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	Electrical EngineeringAbout 29 graduates a year	$81,499	$106,281	$25,146	2nd of 7
2	Chemical EngineeringAbout 36 graduates a year	$71,116	$88,027	$24,500	2nd of 5
3	NursingAbout 347 graduates a year	$69,447	$70,878	$26,000	4th of 12
4	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 50 graduates a year	$67,175	$89,384	$26,500	6th of 7
5	Computer EngineeringAbout 12 graduates a year	$59,626	Not reported	$26,000	3rd of 3
6	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 59 graduates a year	$59,611	$64,099	$29,192	2nd of 3
7	Civil EngineeringAbout 36 graduates a year	$59,547	$86,917	$28,000	5th of 5
8	Information ScienceAbout 11 graduates a year	$56,344	$75,104	$30,550	1st of 2
9	Computer ScienceAbout 50 graduates a year	$55,256	$84,922	$26,750	1st of 1
10	BusinessAbout 12 graduates a year	$50,515	Not reported	$30,980	1st of 4
11	AccountingAbout 37 graduates a year	$48,795	$54,805	$27,000	4th of 12
12	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 40 graduates a year	$47,253	$94,533	$27,000	11th of 12
13	Business AdministrationAbout 50 graduates a year	$44,348	$54,316	$26,000	8th of 18
14	FinanceAbout 31 graduates a year	$41,657	$65,107	$28,500	7th of 9
15	Teacher EducationAbout 90 graduates a year	$41,105	$47,395	$26,000	10th of 13
16	EnglishAbout 26 graduates a year	$40,486	$42,442	$23,505	2nd of 8
17	MarketingAbout 35 graduates a year	$38,600	$46,298	$26,000	7th of 9
18	Criminal JusticeAbout 48 graduates a year	$36,216	$48,094	$29,026	5th of 11
19	Social WorkAbout 23 graduates a year	$33,771	$43,857	$30,500	5th of 8
20	Parks and RecreationAbout 24 graduates a year	$33,557	$42,033	$26,750	1st of 2
21	Pre-Health StudiesAbout 99 graduates a year	$32,868	$50,197	$28,995	1st of 1
22	StatisticsAbout 17 graduates a year	$32,181	$51,684	$22,532	1st of 1
23	Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 76 graduates a year	$31,630	$44,628	$29,625	3rd of 4
24	CommunicationsAbout 41 graduates a year	$30,153	$46,121	$26,000	9th of 10
25	HistoryAbout 25 graduates a year	$29,744	$43,909	$26,000	4th of 8
26	Hospitality ManagementAbout 16 graduates a year	$28,310	Not reported	$18,500	3rd of 3
27	MusicAbout 18 graduates a year	$27,050	$37,262	$22,625	3rd of 3
28	Subject-Area Teacher EducationGraduates a year not reported	$26,888	$46,909	$27,000	5th of 5
29	BiologyAbout 134 graduates a year	$25,950	$59,484	$27,000	12th of 14
30	PsychologyAbout 100 graduates a year	$23,700	$44,930	$25,949	12th of 14
31	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 30 graduates a year	$20,527	$39,891	$30,066	8th 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.

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Electrical Engineering$81,499
Chemical Engineering$71,116
Nursing$69,447
Mechanical Engineering$67,175
Computer Engineering$59,626

Lowest median debt

Hospitality Management$18,500
Statistics$22,532
Music$22,625
English$23,505
Chemical Engineering$24,500

Largest programs

NursingAbout 347 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 134 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 100 graduates a year
Pre-Health StudiesAbout 99 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 90 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $81,499 in their first year, the most of 31 University of South 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