Top Ranked Programs
University of Alabama At Birmingham's program mix is anchored in health and applied professional fields — a signature consistent with the university's research-medical-center identity in Birmingham. The dominant program family is Health, which shapes both the scale and the earnings profile of the institution's degree output. Across 44 programs, 34 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, serving roughly 2,839 students annually. The mix also includes meaningful concentrations in Education (7% of graduates) and Engineering (6% of graduates), reflecting a portfolio oriented toward stable, in-demand career pathways. The program anchoring the institution's strongest aggregate return is Nursing, which combines cohort scale with competitive four-year median earnings. Among the most popular programs, Nursing program graduates 362 students with median earnings of $78,224 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #257 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Biology, General and Psychology, General also enroll large cohorts — 248 and 230 graduates respectively — with four-year median earnings of $55,174 and $46,369. The highest-earning programs at University of Alabama At Birmingham are concentrated in clinical and applied health fields. Nursing leads with median earnings of $78,224 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #257 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Accounting and Business Administration follow closely, with graduates earning median incomes of $69,201 and $63,036 respectively — both high-mobility, direct-to-workforce pathways where four-year earnings reflect strong labor-market demand.