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The University of Alabama — Best Majors Ranked by Value Score | Ask Kinsley

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Public University

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

47 programs

52/100 avg Value Score

$22,150 /yr net cost

74% completion rate

All Programs Ranked by Value Score

Computer and Information Sciences, General

$70,103 median salary$22,150/yr net cost2.4 yr break-even+134% vs. HS diploma

Management Information Systems and Services

$66,858 median salary$22,150/yr net cost2.6 yr break-even+123% vs. HS diploma

Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

$65,199 median salary$22,150/yr net cost2.8 yr break-even+117% vs. HS diploma

Chemical Engineering

$65,209 median salary$22,150/yr net cost2.8 yr break-even+117% vs. HS diploma

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

$65,725 median salary$22,150/yr net cost2.7 yr break-even+119% vs. HS diploma

Mechanical Engineering

$65,760 median salary$22,150/yr net cost2.7 yr break-even+119% vs. HS diploma

Civil Engineering

$61,525 median salary$22,150/yr net cost3.1 yr break-even+105% vs. HS diploma

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

$58,043 median salary$22,150/yr net cost3.5 yr break-even+93% vs. HS diploma

Accounting and Related Services

$52,220 median salary$22,150/yr net cost4.4 yr break-even+74% vs. HS diploma

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

$52,711 median salary$22,150/yr net cost4.3 yr break-even+76% vs. HS diploma

Finance and Financial Management Services

$48,795 median salary$22,150/yr net cost5.2 yr break-even+63% vs. HS diploma

Mathematics

$46,634 median salary$22,150/yr net cost5.8 yr break-even+55% vs. HS diploma

Marketing

$45,924 median salary$22,150/yr net cost6.1 yr break-even+53% vs. HS diploma

Business/Managerial Economics

$44,909 median salary$22,150/yr net cost6.5 yr break-even+50% vs. HS diploma

Business Administration, Management and Operations

$42,470 median salary$22,150/yr net cost7.8 yr break-even+42% vs. HS diploma

Design and Applied Arts

$40,655 median salary$22,150/yr net cost9.1 yr break-even+36% vs. HS diploma

Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies

$39,629 median salary$22,150/yr net cost10.1 yr break-even+32% vs. HS diploma

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

$38,904 median salary$22,150/yr net cost10.9 yr break-even+30% vs. HS diploma

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

$37,936 median salary$22,150/yr net cost12.2 yr break-even+26% vs. HS diploma

Special Education and Teaching

$37,693 median salary$22,150/yr net cost12.6 yr break-even+26% vs. HS diploma

Apparel and Textiles

$35,189 median salary$22,150/yr net cost18.7 yr break-even+17% vs. HS diploma

Communication and Media Studies

$34,129 median salary$22,150/yr net cost23.5 yr break-even+14% vs. HS diploma

Hospitality Administration/Management

$33,886 median salary$22,150/yr net cost24.9 yr break-even+13% vs. HS diploma

Political Science and Government

$33,300 median salary$22,150/yr net cost29.4 yr break-even+11% vs. HS diploma

Criminal Justice and Corrections

$32,626 median salary$22,150/yr net cost36.9 yr break-even+9% vs. HS diploma

Journalism

$31,764 median salary$22,150/yr net cost54.9 yr break-even+6% vs. HS diploma

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

$31,690 median salary$22,150/yr net cost57.3 yr break-even+6% vs. HS diploma

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General

$31,951 median salary$22,150/yr net cost49.7 yr break-even+7% vs. HS diploma

Public Health

$32,103 median salary$22,150/yr net cost46.1 yr break-even+7% vs. HS diploma

Social Work

$30,850 median salary$22,150/yr net cost114 yr break-even+3% vs. HS diploma

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

$30,061 median salary$22,150/yr net cost1588.4 yr break-even+0% vs. HS diploma

History

$30,190 median salary$22,150/yr net cost509.9 yr break-even+1% vs. HS diploma

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

$29,712 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-1% vs. HS diploma

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services

$28,610 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-5% vs. HS diploma

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

$28,565 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-5% vs. HS diploma

English Language and Literature, General

$28,212 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-6% vs. HS diploma

Psychology, General

$27,760 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-7% vs. HS diploma

International Relations and National Security Studies

$27,766 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-7% vs. HS diploma

Music

$27,724 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-8% vs. HS diploma

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

$26,760 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-11% vs. HS diploma

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

$26,933 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-10% vs. HS diploma

Biology, General

$25,063 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-16% vs. HS diploma

Fine and Studio Arts

$25,391 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-15% vs. HS diploma

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

$21,805 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-27% vs. HS diploma

Anthropology

$19,624 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-35% vs. HS diploma

Dance

$19,399 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-35% vs. HS diploma

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

$17,611 median salary$22,150/yr net cost+-41% vs. HS diploma

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Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Programs ranked by Value Score (composite of earnings, cost, break-even time, and completion rate). Bachelor's degree programs only.