Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $55,318, in the 34th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That is $1,983 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth places the return pillar in the 41st percentile. Graduates earn about $1,171 less than the model expects for similar students.
That result is at the 51st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $7,550. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $8,721.
Among 1,631 federally aided completers of Jacksonville State University who are working and not enrolled, the median earnings are $55,318 four years after completion. That figure currently falls at the 34th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The peer median among comparable institutions (same type and size) is $57,301, which currently puts this university $1,983 below that benchmark. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix run from a downside of $43,449 to an upside of $84,983, with $55,318 as the typical estimate.
That wide spread shows the variation tied to program choice. Based on the current program mix, an estimated 26.0% of graduates continue to graduate study.
The median earnings figure at Jacksonville State University sits below the peer mark. Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $55,318, at the 34th percentile.
That figure is below $57,301 at comparable institutions (same type and size), a gap of $1,983. Azimuth ranks the university #871 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Graduates earn about $1,171 less than the model expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 51st percentile.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $7,550. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $8,721.
Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $529. The program mix tilts toward health professions and education.
Estimated from that mix, the downside earnings scenario is $43,449 and the upside is $84,983. An estimated 26.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The earnings scenarios show a wide range: from $43,449 on the downside to $84,983 on the upside. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.
At the higher end, Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians graduates earn $92,358 four years after completion, from 29 degrees awarded. Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians follows at $90,850, with 21 degrees awarded. The largest program, Nursing, reports $83,984 from 295 degrees awarded.
Those who finish a degree at Jacksonville State University earn about $1,171 less than the model expects for similar students. Students who borrow and complete leave with a median of $22,189 in federal student loans.
That level sits $960 above the $21,229 peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size). That balance yields an estimated monthly payment of $252 if repaid over ten years, though individual schedules vary.
The median Parent PLUS balance, for parents who borrow separately on their own, is $13,672. Debt runs above the peer median, and with earnings also falling below the model's benchmark, the two measures point the same way.