University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public college in Birmingham, AL. Its average net price is $15,630 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 | $13,073 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $12,599 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $13,912 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $18,789 |
| $110,001 and up | $21,893 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $49,680 |
| 8 years after entry | $55,784 |
| 10 years after entry | $59,631 |
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 | $57,011 n=114 | $29,500 n=139 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Biology | $29,664 n=167 | $22,250 n=233 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $51,531 n=170 | $23,750 n=142 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $41,212 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Civil Engineering | $71,795 Small program - rough guide n=49 | Not published |
| Communications | $41,995 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Computer Science | $73,365 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $19,053 Small program - rough guide n=97 |
| Criminal Justice | $39,746 n=109 | $24,000 n=109 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $83,188 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,249 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $51,715 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $58,823 National median for this major n=2,808 | Not published |
| Genetics | $41,098 National median for this major n=526 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $43,871 n=123 | $25,000 n=136 |
| History | $31,119 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $23,625 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $51,670 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $37,957 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $45,034 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $25,767 n=122 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $55,566 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $25,140 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Marketing | $45,154 n=118 | $22,250 n=107 |
| Materials Engineering | $75,940 National median for this major n=1,055 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $69,521 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $24,364 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $20,375 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | 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 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Psychology | $33,394 n=223 | $23,250 n=310 |
| Public Health | $37,599 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $25,000 n=109 |
| Registered Nursing | $75,245 n=402 | $23,166 n=455 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $46,655 National median for this major n=2,893 | Not published |
| Social Sciences, Other | $43,502 National median for this major n=1,547 | Not published |
| Social Work | $35,607 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $24,000 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | $24,235 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Studio Art | $32,670 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $34,545 n=103 | $23,750 n=137 |
| Teaching | $44,573 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $25,300 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
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