10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$178,024at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Alabama A&M University
⌖ Normal, AL · 24 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$178,024 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
34.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−71%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,246Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$17,621Average net price / year
$27,153Cost of attendance
$52,246Median earnings · year 5 after completion
24.0%Completion rate
58.0%Admission rate
6,124Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$35,983Year 1
$54,018Year 4
$52,246Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Engineering, Other · Master's Degree$103,8982Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$98,0453Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$88,4904Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$87,2915Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$68,8196Forestry · Bachelor's Degree$64,7497Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$61,5038Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$60,412Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in AL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Troy, AL
Troy University
- Annual net price
- $16,527
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,885
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -76%
University of South Alabama
- Annual net price
- $17,648
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,913
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -56%
Jacksonville State University
- Annual net price
- $14,279
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,119
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -74%
University of West Alabama
- Annual net price
- $12,684
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,277
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering, Other | Master's Degree | $103,898 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,045 | $35,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $88,490 | $31,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,291 | $30,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $68,819 | Not available |
| Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | $64,749 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $61,503 | $28,049 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $60,412 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $59,981 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $58,176 | $33,250 |
| Biology, General | Master's Degree | $54,216 | Not available |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $51,295 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $48,983 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $48,912 | $32,500 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $47,121 | $31,000 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,814 | $41,531 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,145 | $28,271 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $43,770 | $33,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $42,494 | Not available |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $42,272 | $36,250 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $42,127 | $25,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,594 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $36,000 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $29,000 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.