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Highest earning business administration programs in Alabama
Alabama business administration programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia Southern University | Orange Beach | For-profit, 4-year | $58,468 | 695 |
| 2 | Auburn University | Auburn | Public, 4-year | $56,948 | 369 |
| 3 | Herzing University | Birmingham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,469 | 130 |
| 4 | Athens State University | Athens | Public, 4-year | $49,436 | 174 |
| 5 | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | Public, 4-year | $48,668 | 345 |
| 6 | Tuskegee University | Tuskegee | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,123 | 33 |
| 7 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | Public, 4-year | $45,761 | 145 |
| 8 | Troy University | Troy | Public, 4-year | $45,260 | 286 |
| 9 | University of South Alabama | Mobile | Public, 4-year | $44,348 | 61 |
| 10 | South University | Montgomery | For-profit, 4-year | $43,773 | 177 |
| 11 | Alabama A & M University | Normal | Public, 4-year | $40,183 | 63 |
| 12 | Huntingdon College | Montgomery | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $40,031 | 91 |
| 13 | Jacksonville State University | Jacksonville | Public, 4-year | $39,729 | 65 |
| 14 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville | Public, 4-year | $39,476 | 66 |
| 15 | Faulkner University | Montgomery | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $36,990 | 104 |
| 16 | University of Mobile | Mobile | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $35,819 | 32 |
| 17 | University of North Alabama | Florence | Public, 4-year | $35,057 | 88 |
| 18 | Alabama State University | Montgomery | Public, 4-year | $28,447 | 36 |
| 19 | Talladega College | Talladega | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $27,568 | 41 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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