Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 2,945 Bachelor's, 2,488 Master's, 166 Doctorate (research), 625 Doctorate (professional), 58 1 Year Certificate, 66 1-2 Years certificates, 290 Post-BS Certificate, and 81 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by UAB.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Bachelor's5402,945
Master's6542,488
Doctorate (research)340166
Doctorate (professional)72625
1 Year Certificate2058
1-2 Years certificates8066
Post-BS Certificate283290
Post-MS Certificate7081
Total20596,719

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
BachelorMasterDoctoral
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Engineering$89,000
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$66,000
Materials Engineering$60,200
Mechanical Engineering$57,200
Computer and Information Sciences$56,900
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Systems Science and Theory$147,000
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$91,900
Engineering$87,300
Health/Health Care Administration/Management$85,200
Management Information Systems$70,300
Doctoral Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$124,200

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
CertificateBachelor'sPost-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at UAB by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
1 Year Certificate1-2 Years CertificateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practice)Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 29 completers-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor✕29-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 24 completers-
Management Information Systems✕24-
Total58
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 6 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 16 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 42 completers-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management✕1-
Accounting✕12-
Management Information Systems✕0-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕0-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations✕29-
Total66
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 2 completers-
African-American/Black Studies✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 58 completers$26,300
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕58$26,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 108 completers$56,900
Computer and Information Sciences✕108$56,900
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 166 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕35-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕15-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕15-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕101-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 166 completers$89,000
Engineering✕6$89,000
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕50-
Civil Engineering✕24$55,800
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕32$66,000
Materials Engineering✕12$60,200
Mechanical Engineering✕42$57,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 18 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕18-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 45 completers$26,300
English Language and Literature✕45$26,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✕ 93 completers$29,400
General Studies✕79-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕14-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 457 completers$25,900
Biology/Biological Sciences✕127$25,900
Biomedical Sciences✕165-
Immunology✕30-
Genetics✕24-
Oncology and Cancer Biology✕16-
Bioinformatics✕4-
Neuroscience✕91-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 17 completers-
Mathematics✕17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 11 completers-
Philosophy✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 54 completers-
Chemistry✕47-
Physics✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 234 completers$26,100
Psychology✕234$26,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✕ 110 completers$30,600
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)✕89-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism✕21-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 50 completers-
Social Work✕50$28,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 81 completers-
Anthropology✕10-
Political Science and Government✕33-
Sociology✕36$29,400
Social Sciences (other)✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 84 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕14-
Musical Theatre✕9-
Art/Art Studies✕45$24,100
Music✕16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 603 completers-
Health and Wellness✕11-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕109$35,800
Public Health✕89-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕394$54,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 543 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕83$40,400
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)✕60-
Accounting✕113$43,800
Business/Managerial Economics✕19-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕14-
Finance✕72$41,400
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕39-
Management Information Systems✕66$51,300
Marketing/Marketing Management✕77$35,800
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 33 completers-
History✕33$23,000
Total2,945
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 14 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕14-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 377 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕268-
Information Science/Studies✕88-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕21-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (2 completers) 163 completers-
Education✕3-
Curriculum and Instruction✔10-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕6$50,500
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✔8-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement✕27-
Special Education and Teaching✕12$43,700
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕41$34,900
Elementary Education and Teaching✕9-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕14-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕0-
Art Teacher Education✕0-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕16-
Reading Teacher Education✕2-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕15$45,400
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 183 completers$87,300
Engineering✕92$87,300
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕7-
Civil Engineering✕21-
Materials Engineering✕6-
Mechanical Engineering✕18-
Electrical and Computer Engineering✕23-
Engineering (other)✕16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 9 completers-
English Language and Literature✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 182 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕9-
Biomedical Sciences✕124-
Anatomy✕5-
Vision Science/Physiological Optics✕1-
Biostatistics✕1-
Biotechnology✕42-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 8 completers-
Mathematics✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 26 completers-
Systems Science and Theory✕9$147,000
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 9 completers-
Chemistry✕3-
Physics✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 15 completers-
Psychology✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✕ 19 completers-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)✕9-
Forensic Science and Technology✕10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 25 completers-
Public Administration✕25$42,500
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 28 completers-
Anthropology (other)✕3-
Sociology✕25-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 3 completers-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 1,025 completers-
Health and Wellness✕6-
Dental Clinical Sciences✕19-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕54$85,200
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)✕20-
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist✕7-
Physician Assistant✕56-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist✕16-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)✕0-
Clinical/Medical Social Work✕26-
Genetic Counseling/Counselor✕8-
Public Health✕231$50,600
Health/Medical Physics✕8-
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality✔37-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕10-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist✕53-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕474$91,900
Nurse Anesthetist✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (1 completers) 389 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕306$68,800
Accounting✕41$56,800
Management Information Systems✔42$70,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 6 completers-
History✕6-
Total2,488
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 5 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 4 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕1-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 13 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕5-
Civil Engineering✕0-
Computer Engineering✕4-
Materials Engineering✕2-
Engineering (other)✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 77 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕8-
Molecular Biochemistry✕2-
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology✕17-
Microbiology✕13-
Human/Medical Genetics✕5-
Molecular Physiology✕9-
Vision Science/Physiological Optics✕1-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology✕2-
Pharmacology and Toxicology✕1-
Biostatistics✕2-
Epidemiology✕8-
Neurobiology and Anatomy✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 4 completers-
Applied Mathematics✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 5 completers-
Nutrition Sciences✕2-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 5 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 12 completers-
Chemistry✕8-
Physics✕4-
Materials Science✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 12 completers-
Psychology✕12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 1 completers-
Sociology✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 27 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕14-
Environmental Health✕0-
Behavioral Aspects of Health✕3-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)✕3-
Nursing Science✕7-
Total166
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ 625 completers-
Dentistry✕86-
Medicine✕176-
Optometry✕58-
Public Health✕6-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✔69-
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕52-
Nursing Practice✔178-
Total625
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 3 completers-
Technical and Scientific Communication✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 0 completers-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 26 completers-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✔6-
Special Education and Teaching✕0-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕6-
Health Teacher Education✕5-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 0 completers-
Construction Engineering✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 8 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕0-
Biotechnology✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 8 completers-
Statistics (other)✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 20 completers-
Systems Science and Theory✕1-
Science, Technology and Society✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕19-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 13 completers-
Public Administration✕13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 16 completers-
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods✔16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 139 completers-
Health and Wellness✔8-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕2-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)✕7-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor✕4-
Public Health✕24-
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality✕57-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)✕16-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist✕21-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 52 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Organizational Leadership✕13-
Management Information Systems✕36-
Digital Marketing✕3-
Total290
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 12 completers-
Education✕6-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕2$57,200
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 4 completers-
Exercise Physiology✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 21 completers-
Public Health✕15-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 7 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕7-
Total81