$50,273
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Athens State University is a public 4-year college in Athens, Alabama with 2,446 undergraduates and 451 graduate students. Former students earn a median $50,273 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,051 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
-
Completion rate
-
Median debt
$18,051
About $191 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$50,273
Rank 1,454 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 43%
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 2,446
- Graduate students
- 451
- Part-time students
- 54%
- Women
- 73%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 71
- Endowment
- $7.03M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,454 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 69 in Alabama (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | AL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $15,258 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $9,862 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 77% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 42% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 67% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,051 | $21,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,266 | $32,851 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $50,273 | $39,842 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 50% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 79% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
71 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 143 | $20,834 | $49,436 | $67,349 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 127 | $17,984 | $40,948 | $44,214 | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 72 | $37,866 | $63,319 | $91,314 | $103,485 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $20,832 | $50,903 | $55,507 | $53,072 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $22,073 | $46,577 | $63,516 | $76,194 |
| Education, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | Withheld | $31,706 | Withheld | $49,113 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $22,366 | $42,403 | $49,331 | $51,389 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $22,940 | $44,130 | $52,775 | $68,069 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $18,280 | $40,917 | $47,773 | $48,590 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $22,750 | $78,435 | $102,639 | $92,374 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $23,144 | $43,668 | $47,550 | $50,499 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineMaster's | Master's | 20 | $28,771 | $66,720 | $68,201 | $63,707 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | $57,584 | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $22,180 | $34,324 | $34,242 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | $36,907 | $56,511 | $57,214 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $47,683 | $55,378 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | $38,006 | $40,502 | $41,367 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,366 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 9 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Behavioral SciencesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Athens and Alabama on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much do Athens State University graduates earn?
$50,273 a year is the median pay of former Athens State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,266 after 6 years). That ranks 1,454 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 69 in Alabama. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's) at $78,435.
How much student debt do Athens State University graduates have?
$18,051 is the median federal student loan debt of Athens State University graduates, about $191 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 41% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at Athens State University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (143 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (127 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (72 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 71 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.