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CollegeROIData

College Debt & ROI in Al

31 colleges and universities in Al with 497 school+major combinations analyzed.

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31
Schools
$28K
Avg Median Debt
$58K
Avg Year 1 Earnings
100%
Avg Graduation Rate

All Schools in Al

Troy University

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $19K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

Jacksonville State University

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $22K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

Selma University

private · 2 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $53K/yr

University of Alabama in Huntsville

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $72K/yr

Auburn University

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $66K/yr

Columbia Southern University

private · 12 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $64K/yr

The University of Alabama

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $57K/yr

University of Montevallo

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $51K/yr

Tuskegee University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $65K/yr

Alabama A & M University

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $61K/yr

Huntingdon College

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

Birmingham-Southern College

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $57K/yr

Samford University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

University of North Alabama

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

Auburn University at Montgomery

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $60K/yr

University of Alabama at Birmingham

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $60K/yr

Spring Hill College

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 99%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $53K/yr

Heritage Christian University

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $40K/yr

Stillman College

private · 12 majors · Grad rate: 99%

Avg debt: $28K
Avg earnings: $49K/yr

Miles College

private · 16 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $28K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

University of Mobile

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $29K
Avg earnings: $50K/yr

Herzing University-Birmingham

private · 5 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $29K
Avg earnings: $67K/yr

Oakwood University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $30K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

Talladega College

private · 15 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $31K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

Huntsville Bible College

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $32K
Avg earnings: $40K/yr

Amridge University

private · 6 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $32K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

South University-Montgomery

private · 7 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $32K
Avg earnings: $66K/yr

Alabama State University

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $33K
Avg earnings: $59K/yr

University of West Alabama

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $34K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

Faulkner University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $36K
Avg earnings: $57K/yr

University of South Alabama

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $42K
Avg earnings: $66K/yr

Frequently Asked Questions

CollegeROIData tracks 31 colleges and universities in Al, covering 497 school+major combinations with debt and earnings data.

The average median student debt across all school+major combinations in Al is $28K. First-year earnings average $58K.

Among tracked schools, Troy University has one of the lowest average debt levels in Al. Use our school pages to compare ROI scores by major.

this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. college cost, debt, and post-graduation earnings dataset. The detail above comes directly from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. degree-granting institutions.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. degree-granting institutions with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2026.