Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $54,018. That figure sits in the 29th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The gap is $3,283 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). The return pillar is in the 39th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
These graduates earn about $1,117 more than the model expects for similar students. That puts the gap at the 59th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The portion the model assigns to measured factors (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $4,267. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $3,150. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $3,740.
At Alabama A & M University, the median earnings for federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled is $54,018 four years after completion, measured among 685 completers. That figure is $3,283 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth places it in the 29th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the university's program mix, range from a downside of $43,184 to an upside of $86,653, with a typical scenario of $54,018.
An estimated 32.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix. Graduates earn about $1,117 more than the model expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 59th percentile.
The median earnings picture at Alabama A & M University is mixed. Graduates earn $54,018 four years after completion, at the 29th percentile, which is $3,283 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks the university #889 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $1,117 more than the model expects for similar students.
That puts the gap at the 59th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $4,267.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $3,150. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $3,740.
The program mix at Alabama A & M University tilts toward the sciences and engineering, with Biological Sciences, Business, and Engineering accounting for the largest shares of degrees. Estimated from that mix, the downside earnings scenario is $43,184 and the upside is $86,653.
An estimated 32.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The earnings scenarios show a wide spread, from a downside of $43,184 to an upside of $86,653. At the upper end, Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $98,045 four years after completion, from 18 degrees awarded.
Computer and Information Sciences follows at $88,490, with 41 degrees awarded. Mechanical Engineering graduates earn $87,291.
Graduates of Alabama A & M University earn about $1,117 more than the model expects for similar students. The median federal student loan debt for borrowers who finish is $31,000, which is $9,771 above the $21,229 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $352 a month if repaid over ten years. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $19,266 in Parent PLUS loans.
The return and affordability pillars sit at similar percentiles nationally. The earnings advantage is modest, and the debt load runs above the peer median, so the value case depends on how much a student borrows.