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title: Auburn University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Auburn, AL
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $65,337 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $43,620 – $95,597 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $17,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 82% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $34,919 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 80% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.27× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $37,337 | derived |

**82% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $17,750 (≈ 27% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $19,757 to $109,330 across 66 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $109,330 | $136,167 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $106,330 | $41,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $90,962 | $46,567 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $87,093 | not reported |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $75,285 | $22,604 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Master's Degree | $74,460 | not reported |
| Architectural Engineering. | Master's Degree | $72,488 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,274 | $22,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $72,066 | not reported |
| Architectural Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,073 | $21,375 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $70,291 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $67,919 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,127 | $23,250 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,558 | $23,250 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,168 | $20,000 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,127 | $20,417 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,372 | $25,000 |
| Biology, General. | Master's Degree | $59,569 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $59,564 | $21,937 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,886 | $21,750 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,128 | $20,449 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,362 | $23,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,118 | $21,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,995 | $20,750 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,452 | $25,747 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,456 | $28,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $48,891 | $34,155 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,415 | $20,500 |
| Forestry. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,039 | $18,750 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,598 | $19,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $46,491 | $35,474 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $44,890 | $28,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $44,841 | $30,750 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,504 | $19,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $43,429 | $25,400 |
| Plant Sciences. | Master's Degree | $43,278 | not reported |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,369 | $24,500 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,887 | not reported |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Master's Degree | $41,167 | $26,225 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,252 | not reported |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Master's Degree | $39,754 | not reported |
| Apparel and Textiles. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,625 | $20,500 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,905 | $19,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,862 | $25,125 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,452 | $21,750 |
| Plant Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,144 | $17,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,812 | $21,723 |
| Public Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,723 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,666 | $22,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,032 | $20,500 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $34,639 | not reported |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,513 | $21,750 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,482 | $23,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,378 | $24,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,955 | $20,500 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,601 | $19,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,491 | $22,750 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,959 | $19,213 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,492 | $18,625 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,017 | $20,750 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,192 | $21,500 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,293 | $21,750 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,613 | $21,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,818 | $23,250 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,796 | $19,085 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,757 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Auburn University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?100858

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