Degree Programs Overview

The University of Alabama offers 239 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 11 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 9,119 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at The University of Alabama. 6,409 students completed bachelor's programs and 2,146 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at The University of Alabama. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's83NOT OFFERED6,4092,6433,766
Master's7862,1467981,348
Doctor's531436193243
Post-Graduate Certificate24412320103
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate1NOT OFFERED541

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from The University of Alabama. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Management Information Systems and Services program has the highest salary ($83,044) after graduation and the Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $82,831 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Management Information Systems and Services $83,044$6,920$21,375$227
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $82,831$6,903$23,787$252
Mechanical Engineering $76,647$6,387$24,015$255
Chemical Engineering $76,372$6,364$22,625$240
Computer and Information Sciences, General $74,781$6,232$21,992$233
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering $71,308$5,942$26,787$284
Business/Managerial Economics $67,420$5,618$21,500$228
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods $66,546$5,546$23,250$246
Civil Engineering $66,484$5,540$25,000$265
Finance and Financial Management Services $62,843$5,237$23,250$246
Accounting and Related Services $60,364$5,030$22,190$235
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $59,369$4,947$20,000$212
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods $101,082$8,424--
Business Administration, Management and Operations $96,574$8,048$33,500$381
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies $89,742$7,479$45,195$514
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $81,427$6,786$29,740$338
Accounting and Related Services $69,197$5,766--
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $58,149$4,846$41,000$466
Educational Administration and Supervision $54,811$4,568$20,500$233
Marketing $53,407$4,451$20,500$233
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General $52,715$4,393$29,627$337
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $51,439$4,287$30,750$350
Special Education and Teaching $47,022$3,919--
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft $44,819$3,735--
Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $121,674$10,140$35,680$406
Educational Administration and Supervision $82,382$6,865$73,102$832

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at The University of Alabama.

At the school, the Marketing/Marketing Management Bachelor program has the most completers of 510 and the Finance Bachelor program has the second most completers of 497 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
American/United States Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10565 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Journalism (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10346 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 96NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 212NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AdvertisingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9747 NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9116 6 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 0
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13ONLINE 8 15ONLINE
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED23 10 5
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED21ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1
Educational Statistics and Research MethodsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1 9
Learning SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3737 1 4
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 2 0
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8826 0 7ONLINE
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3330 4 7
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6940 7 NOT OFFERED
Architectural EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10116 3 NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10916 11 NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 569 10 NOT OFFERED
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 133 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22442 12 NOT OFFERED
Metallurgical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 88 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 2 NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11727 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family Resource Management StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4336 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Consumer Services and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13
Human NutritionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 131105 4 NOT OFFERED
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8522 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family and Community ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Apparel and TextilesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 48NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 126 NOT OFFERED
Programs for Foreign LawyersNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/JurisprudenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
International Law and Legal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Tax Law/TaxationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED29ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11
Legal Professions and Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6317 3 NOT OFFERED
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Library and Information ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED102 NOT OFFERED 3
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22625 9 NOT OFFERED
MicrobiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marine Biology and Biological OceanographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 101 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5812 5 NOT OFFERED
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Applied Statistics, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 91NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10
Geography and Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 165 1 NOT OFFERED
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18635 6 NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 438 18 NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1311 2 NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 132 8 NOT OFFERED
Materials ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33412 22 NOT OFFERED
School PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Educational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED41 5 18
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 71145 6ONLINE NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 184 1 NOT OFFERED
CriminologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21912 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 69NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13 4 NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 83 2 0
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1698 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
DanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 224 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual CommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Interior DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3012 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 175 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 46 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED 0
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2510 11 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 83NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 220 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15046 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37487ONLINE NOT OFFERED 19ONLINE
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 34 NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED17ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 278NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 181261 1 NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20777 3 NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49728 2 NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9774 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9533 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Resources ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9529 3 NOT OFFERED
Business StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 510105 2 NOT OFFERED
TaxationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 278NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 181261 1 NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20777 3 NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49728 2 NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9774 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9533 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Resources ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9529 3 NOT OFFERED
Business StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 510105 2 NOT OFFERED
TaxationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7616 4 NOT OFFERED

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