Alabama A & M University Outcomes: $54K Earnings (2026)

How much do Alabama A & M University graduates earn?

The reported median is $54,018 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is -$3,283 per year.

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 is in the 39th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

These graduates earn about $1,117 more than 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.

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.

An estimated 32.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that earnings snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $54,018
Rank for difference from expectations: 59th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Alabama A & M University reported median: $54,018
Peer schools comparable schools · $3,283 above Alabama A & M University: $57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $1,117 below Alabama A & M University: $52,901

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $43,184
Median · reported: $54,018
Higher estimate: $86,653

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Alabama A & M University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Alabama A & M University graduates’ reported earnings are $1,117 above that expectation, the 59th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Alabama A & M University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Alabama A & M University report the highest earnings?

The earnings spread across the largest programs at Alabama A & M University is wide, and the highest-earning fields are not the ones awarding the most degrees. Biology is the largest program, with 84 degrees awarded and median earnings of $44,145 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #355 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Computer and Information Sciences awards fewer degrees, at 41, but its graduates earn $88,490.

Azimuth ranks the program #125 nationally. Electrical Engineering, a smaller program with 18 degrees awarded, reports the highest earnings at $98,045.

Biological Sciences accounts for 16.9% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Business at 15.5% and Engineering at 11.1%. Azimuth ranks 7 of the university's programs nationally.

The largest single program is Biology, with 84 degrees awarded and median earnings of $44,145 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #355 within its field.

The highest earnings come from Electrical Engineering, at $98,045, though it awards fewer degrees. Computer and Information Sciences is both a large program and a high earner, with 41 degrees awarded and median earnings of $88,490, ranking #125 nationally.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a downside of $43,184, a typical outcome of $54,018, and an upside of $86,653. The spread reflects the variation by field.

At the high end, Electrical Engineering graduates earn $98,045 four years after completion. Among the largest programs, Psychology sits at the lower end with $42,127.

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.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.