Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Alabama
41 schools in Alabama teach this, at certificate or associate level. 20 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,565 at Columbia Southern University.
What this work pays in Alabama
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Alabama earn a median of $51,060 a year across 220 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Southern University Orange Beach | Associate's degree | $16,266 | $41,565 (16 grads) | 129 |
| Troy University Troy | Associate's degree | $21,227 | $33,281 (40 grads) | 203 |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Associate's degree | — | $26,534 (34 grads) | 232 |
| Jefferson State Community College Birmingham | Associate's degree | $8,000 | $25,580 (53 grads) | 764 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (31 grads) | 163 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Associate's degree | $9,991 | $24,267 (48 grads) | 258 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner | Associate's degree | $9,689 | $24,124 (115 grads) | 897 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City | Associate's degree | $7,621 | $24,035 (20 grads) | 117 |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile | Associate's degree | — | $22,710 (23 grads) | 115 |
| Snead State Community College Boaz | Associate's degree | $8,500 | $21,280 (135 grads) | 319 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma | Associate's degree | — | $21,052 (29 grads) | 150 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Associate's degree | $7,662 | $20,960 (50 grads) | 294 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | $20,687 (42 grads) | 158 |
| Gadsden State Community College Gadsden | Associate's degree | — | $20,596 (49 grads) | 214 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Associate's degree | $6,500 | $19,891 (60 grads) | 352 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Associate's degree | $9,707 | $19,545 (111 grads) | 459 |
| Marion Military Institute Marion | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $18,771 (33 grads) | 88 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan | Associate's degree | — | $16,730 (37 grads) | 135 |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City | Associate's degree | $9,533 | $15,817 (18 grads) | 124 |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia | Associate's degree | — | $14,442 (25 grads) | 161 |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise | Associate's degree | $6,998 | not published | 108 |
| Faulkner University Montgomery | Associate's degree | $19,150 | not published | 7 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals | Associate's degree | $8,750 | not published | 190 |
| Amridge University Montgomery | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Auburn University Auburn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 83 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 188 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 112 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Associate's degree | — | not published | 34 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 763 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 391 |
| Oakwood University Huntsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Snead State Community College Boaz | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 102 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 365 |
| Talladega College Talladega | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Mobile Mobile | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.