Degree Programs Overview

University of South Alabama offers 129 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 13 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 3,617 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at U of South Alabama. 1,791 students completed bachelor's programs and 1,256 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at U of South 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's58NOT OFFERED1,7916511,140
Master's3681,2562351,021
Doctor's14134378265
Post-Graduate Certificate10414618128
Less than 12-Weeks Certificate1NOT OFFERED17413
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate8NOT OFFERED512229
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate2NOT OFFERED1376

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

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

The Mechanical Engineering program has the highest salary ($76,272) after graduation and the Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $75,983 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Mechanical Engineering $76,272$6,356$24,000$254
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $75,983$6,332$22,500$239
Chemical Engineering $74,579$6,215$20,116$213
Civil Engineering $68,285$5,690$26,366$280
Computer Science $65,167$5,431$25,750$273
Information Science/Studies $61,118$5,093$28,000$297
Computer and Information Sciences, General $56,577$4,715$26,328$279
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $54,604$4,550$20,000$212
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions $53,068$4,422$25,500$270
Finance and Financial Management Services $47,100$3,925$27,000$286
Accounting and Related Services $43,193$3,599$26,036$276
Business Administration, Management and Operations $42,104$3,509$23,500$249
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions $111,122$9,260$97,225$1,106
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $102,546$8,546$51,673$588
Business Administration, Management and Operations $80,009$6,667--
Computer and Information Sciences, General $72,349$6,029--
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions $68,809$5,734$62,988$716
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $51,930$4,328$41,000$466
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $45,663$3,805$34,535$393
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $43,705$3,642--
Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $112,240$9,353$71,336$811
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions $79,002$6,584$77,490$881
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $68,324$5,694$80,320$914
Medicine $63,420$5,285$175,334$1,994

Popular Programs with Most Completers

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

At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master program has the most completers of 806 and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the second most completers of 347 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
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 407 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Journalism (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED14 4 1
Artificial Intelligence2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 50NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 4 NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 016ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5731ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2225 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 119ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16ONLINE 8 11
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Chemical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 362 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 367 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 285 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 502 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 7 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 154 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 779 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 57NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Exercise PhysiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1129 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental ToxicologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 0 NOT OFFERED
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
International/Global Studies9 NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marine SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MeteorologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Chemical Technology/Technician4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 947 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 91 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Intermedia/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1814 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Communication Sciences and DisordersNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)17 NOT OFFERED 21NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - RadiographerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physician AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED56 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 99NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 74 NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED35 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 38 NOT OFFERED
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational TherapyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics12 NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15ONLINE
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 347806ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 166ONLINE 99ONLINE
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4247 13 NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3716ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4247 13 NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3716ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 164 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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