Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

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 Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	58	NOT OFFERED	1,791	651	1,140
Master's	36	8	1,256	235	1,021
Doctor's	14	1	343	78	265
Post-Graduate Certificate	10	4	146	18	128
Less than 12-Weeks Certificate	1	NOT OFFERED	17	4	13
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	8	NOT OFFERED	51	22	29
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate	2	NOT OFFERED	13	7	6

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 Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
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 Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
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 Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
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.

Popular 2-Years Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	13	7	6

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	347	40	307
Exercise Physiology	112	45	67
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	99	27	72
Psychology	94	13	81
Biology/Biological Sciences	77	24	53
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	76	36	40
Elementary Education and Teaching	57	1	56
Biomedical Sciences	57	18	39
Mechanical Engineering	50	46	4
Computer Science	50	38	12

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	806	108	698
Physician Assistant	56	10	46
Business Administration and Management	47	22	25
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	35	3	32
Elementary Education and Teaching	31	-	31
Public Administration	26	7	19
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	26	1	25
Secondary Education and Teaching	25	10	15
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	23	2	21
Special Education and Teaching	16	1	15

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	13	5	8
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	11	3	8
Education (other)	8	1	7
Systems Engineering	7	5	2
Health/Medical Psychology	6	2	4
Educational Leadership and Administration	4	3	1
Computer and Information Sciences	4	1	3
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	1	-	1

Popular 12-Week Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	17	4	13

Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	23	8	15
Medical Informatics	12	6	6
International/Global Studies	9	3	6
Chemical Technology/Technician	4	4	-
Artificial Intelligence	2	1	1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	2	-	2

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.

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Journalism (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	4	1
Artificial Intelligence	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	4	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	31^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	6^ONLINE	8	11

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	7	0

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	77	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Exercise Physiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	112	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Toxicology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
International/Global Studies	9	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marine Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Science Technologies/Technicians program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Meteorology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemical Technology/Technician	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	94	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	44	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Intermedia/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication Sciences and Disorders	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	17	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physician Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	99	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medicine	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	74	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics	12	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15^ONLINE
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	347	806^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	166^ONLINE	99^ONLINE
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	47	13	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	47	13	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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