Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, University of North Alabama offers 145 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 76 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 2,280 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at UNA. 1,169 students completed bachelor's programs and 979 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at UNA. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Associate's	2	NOT OFFERED	1	1	-
Bachelor's	55	12	1,169	400	769
Master's	29	13	979	252	727
Doctor's	4	1	18	8	10
Post-Graduate Certificate	33	31	108	19	89
Less than 12-Weeks Certificate	4	2	-	-	-
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	18	17	5	5	-

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from University of North Alabama. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the highest salary ($54,199) after graduation and the Accounting and Related Services program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $48,682 average salary.

Bachelor
Master

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$54,199	$4,517	$21,761	$231
Accounting and Related Services	$48,682	$4,057	$21,375	$227
Marketing	$45,540	$3,795	$21,000	$223
Geography and Cartography	$39,682	$3,307	$29,750	$315
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,804	$3,234	$23,250	$246
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$37,375	$3,115	$21,250	$225
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$35,971	$2,998	$20,375	$216
Management Information Systems and Services	$35,196	$2,933	$25,000	$265
Biology, General	$31,146	$2,596	$20,205	$214
English Language and Literature, General	$30,716	$2,560	$24,999	$265
Communication	$30,674	$2,556	$22,004	$233
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	$30,233	$2,519	-	-

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$71,360	$5,947	$27,500	$313
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$70,167	$5,847	$20,500	$233
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$47,547	$3,962	$21,958	$250

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at University of North Alabama.

At the school, the Business Administration and Management Master program has the most completers of 325 and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the second most completers of 169 students.

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	1	1	-

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	169	22	147
Business Administration and Management	86	44	42
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	58	22	36
Marketing/Marketing Management	56	23	33
Biology/Biological Sciences	52	11	41
Computer and Information Sciences	51	40	11
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	47	5	42
Elementary Education and Teaching	46	1	45
Accounting	42	13	29
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	41	16	25

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	325	137	188
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	146	11	135
Social Work	108	6	102
Elementary Education and Teaching	62	3	59
Accounting	41	12	29
Secondary Education and Teaching	40	13	27
Educational Leadership and Administration	26	6	20
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	23	-	23
Writing	21	4	17
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	20	4	16

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	6	1	5

Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	5	5	-
Percussion Instruments	1	1	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	1	1	-

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Interior Architecture	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26^ONLINE
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	11^ONLINE
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46	62^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	12^ONLINE
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	16	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	23^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	0
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Energy Systems Engineering, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
German Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family and Community Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Apparel and Textiles	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and Composition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sustainability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	5	6	NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Religion/Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33^ONLINE	18^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	108	0	NOT OFFERED
Youth Services/Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	1	NOT OFFERED	0
Geography (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Musical Theatre	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5^ONLINE
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Percussion Instruments	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	0
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	169	146^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	41^ONLINE
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	86	325^ONLINE	8	0
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	41^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Restaurant/Food Services Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	86	325^ONLINE	8	0
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	41^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Restaurant/Food Services Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19^ONLINE	18^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public/Applied History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE

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Major Programs and Degree Completers at UNA

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