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University of Alabama in Huntsville Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at University of Alabama in Huntsville?

Engineering and computing fields dominate the earnings picture at University of Alabama in Huntsville. Computer Engineering graduates report the highest median four years after completion, at $105,920, from 71 degrees awarded.

Electrical Engineering follows at $100,296 with 59 degrees awarded. The largest programs show a wider spread.

Completers of Nursing, the biggest at 184 degrees awarded, earn a median of $75,430 four years after completion and Azimuth ranks it #277 nationally in its field. Computer and Information Sciences awards 153 degrees and its graduates earn $95,076, right at the national median for the field.

Business Administration and Management sits at the more moderate end of the range, with $62,872 across 117 degrees awarded. Median earnings four years after completion differ substantially across fields of study.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Engineering480 · 28.5%
  • Business335 · 19.9%
  • Health professions184 · 10.9%
  • Computer science153 · 9.1%
  • Biological sciences104 · 6.2%
  • Other428 · 25.4%

35 of 35 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer Engineering 71 degrees awarded
$105,920
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 59 degrees awarded
$100,296
Mechanical Engineering 124 degrees awarded
$95,341
Industrial Engineering 38 degrees awarded
$95,153
Computer and Information Sciences, General 153 degrees awarded
$95,076
Chemical Engineering 33 degrees awarded
$90,681

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer Engineering71$105,920#63
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering59$100,296#78
Mechanical Engineering124$95,341#67
Industrial Engineering38$95,153#49
Computer and Information Sciences, General153$95,076#66
Chemical Engineering33$90,681#115
Finance and Financial Management Services43$89,472—
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering121$87,339#38
Civil Engineering34$78,858#149
Management Information Systems and Services93$78,319#40
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing184$75,430#277
Accounting and Related Services31$71,245#215
Business Administration, Management and Operations117$62,872#232
Marketing33$58,015#175
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness36$49,270#185
Biology, General104$45,992#336
Fine and Studio Arts66$43,321#92
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count14$42,922—
Communication and Media Studies small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics38Too few graduates to report—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other33Too few graduates to report—
Philosophy small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Physical Sciences, Other26Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry25Too few graduates to report—
Physics small degree count19Too few graduates to report—
Psychology, General42Too few graduates to report—
Sociology small degree count16Too few graduates to report—
Political Science and Government small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Music small degree count16Too few graduates to report—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Business/Managerial Economics small degree count18Too few graduates to report—
History small degree count14Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at University of Alabama in Huntsville?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
184
Computer and Information Sciences, General
153
Mechanical Engineering
124
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
121
Business Administration, Management and Operations
117
Biology, General
104
Management Information Systems and Services
93
Computer Engineering
71
Fine and Studio Arts
66
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
59

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do University of Alabama in Huntsville majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering#38
  2. Management Information Systems and Services#40
  3. Industrial Engineering#49
  4. Computer Engineering Included by program size#63
  5. Computer and Information Sciences, General Included by program size#66
  6. Mechanical Engineering Included by program size#67
  7. Fine and Studio Arts Included by program size#92
  8. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#232
  9. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#277
  10. Biology, General Included by program size#336

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Choosing a field at University of Alabama in Huntsville matters for earnings. Azimuth ranks programs by the median debt of graduates, the size of the graduating class, and what federally aided completers earn four years after completion, not by reputation.

18 programs have published earnings figures, and only 16 has a national Azimuth rank. Engineering accounts for 28.5% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Business at 19.9% and Health Professions at 10.9%.

Across all fields, 49.7% of degrees awarded are in STEM. Award counts for each program reflect degrees conferred in one academic year, not individual students.

Azimuth ranks Nursing #277 within its field. Its graduates earn $75,430 four years after completion.

Computer Engineering shows the highest median earnings among programs with data, at $105,920 from 71 degrees awarded.

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.