The University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public college in Tuscaloosa, AL. Its average net price is $20,202 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $18,067 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $17,442 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $17,545 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $21,229 |
| $110,001 and up | $25,653 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $59,485 |
| 8 years after entry | $64,384 |
| 10 years after entry | $66,081 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $65,290 n=108 | $22,685 n=157 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $79,759 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $22,725 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $54,061 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Architectural Engineering | $76,844 National median for this major n=770 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Biology | $38,330 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $24,250 n=148 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $55,404 n=310 | $23,250 n=158 |
| Business and Commerce | $50,440 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $25,000 n=269 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $81,197 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $51,962 National median for this major n=706 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $74,598 n=101 | $23,369 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Communications | $49,758 n=100 | $20,500 n=119 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $84,817 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $19,765 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Construction Engineering | $78,954 National median for this major n=809 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $40,453 Small program - rough guide n=98 | Not published |
| Criminology | $40,079 n=116 | $24,125 n=320 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $50,972 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $25,650 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $64,124 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $22,750 n=100 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | $39,674 National median for this major n=116 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $84,501 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $22,544 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $35,138 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $21,900 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | $21,983 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | $52,834 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $19,769 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $43,931 n=111 | $26,675 n=129 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other | $37,801 National median for this major n=135 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $62,101 n=331 | $20,375 n=337 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $40,593 n=121 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | $40,570 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $44,416 National median for this major n=2,767 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | Not published |
| History | $39,677 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=87 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $50,760 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $41,257 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $26,000 n=124 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Industrial Engineering | $79,132 National median for this major n=4,420 | Not published |
| Insurance | $67,182 National median for this major n=1,506 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| Journalism | $43,149 n=103 | $24,576 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $80,026 Small program - rough guide n=84 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $64,525 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | $75,888 National median for this major n=577 | Not published |
| Marketing | $56,341 n=413 | $22,353 n=460 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | $21,100 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $81,064 n=232 | $23,500 n=183 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | $79,926 National median for this major n=109 | Not published |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | $84,934 National median for this major n=169 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $52,329 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $24,868 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | $19,625 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Petroleum Engineering | $91,915 National median for this major n=586 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,972 n=112 | $22,375 n=186 |
| Psychology | $33,573 n=173 | $22,250 n=326 |
| Public Health | $38,855 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $25,000 n=167 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $46,569 n=257 | $23,250 n=232 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $36,978 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $23,250 n=102 |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $80,382 n=472 | $23,781 n=365 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $35,828 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $24,250 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $44,987 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $21,250 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | $22,500 n=177 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $34,945 n=100 | Not published |
| Teaching | $45,632 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $22,500 n=119 |
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