How much money do University of North Alabama graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $30,300 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $40,900 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for University of North Alabama graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing with a median starting salary of $50,900 followed by Accounting and Related Services paying $37,300 and Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods graduates who have a median starting income of $35,200 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $67,400 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $61,900 and Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) who earn $43,900 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for University of North Alabama graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
Major | Earnings |
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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) | $67,400 |
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $61,900 |
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $50,900 |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) | $43,900 |
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,300 |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,200 |
Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,400 |
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,600 |
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,700 |
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,900 |
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,200 |
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,400 |
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,700 |
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,300 |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,900 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,000 |
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,400 |
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,100 |
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $22,400 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=101879 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for University of North Alabama.