Program Payoff

Athens State University

Athens, Alabama. 22 certificate and associate programs, public. 22 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Alabama.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $74,880
Accountants and Auditors
Air Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $118,320
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Bible/Biblical Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $62,210
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Undergraduate certificate not published $92,310
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $111,790
General and Operations Managers
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $122,540
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $33,720
Security Guards
Education, Other Undergraduate certificate not published $66,510
Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Educational/Instructional Media Design Undergraduate certificate not published $64,490
Training and Development Specialists
English Language and Literature, General Undergraduate certificate not published $61,990
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $60,360
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Undergraduate certificate not published
Human Resources Management and Services Undergraduate certificate not published $64,940
Human Resources Specialists
Management Information Systems and Services Undergraduate certificate not published $138,670
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries Undergraduate certificate not published $50,180
Clergy
Public Health Undergraduate certificate not published $97,790
Medical and Health Services Managers
Security Science and Technology Undergraduate certificate not published $74,880
Accountants and Auditors
Special Education and Teaching Undergraduate certificate not published $63,730
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Teaching Assistants/Aides Undergraduate certificate not published $48,870
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language Undergraduate certificate not published $61,380
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Visual and Performing Arts, General Undergraduate certificate not published $51,070
Graphic Designers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.