Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, Samford University offers 148 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 29 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 1,619 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at Samford. 908 students completed bachelor's programs and 328 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Samford. 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
Bachelor's	82	1	908	329	579
Master's	37	13	328	102	226
Doctor's	13	7	348	107	241
Post-Graduate Certificate	13	6	23	6	17
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	3	2	11	6	5

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

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

The Finance and Financial Management Services program has the highest salary ($67,171) after graduation and the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $54,480 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Finance and Financial Management Services	$67,171	$5,598	$19,000	$201
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$54,480	$4,540	$25,000	$265
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,609	$3,801	$22,800	$242
Journalism	$36,412	$3,034	$18,120	$192
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$31,333	$2,611	-	-

Master 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	$104,909	$8,742	$110,952	$1,262
Accounting and Related Services	$64,364	$5,364	-	-
Educational Administration and Supervision	$57,875	$4,823	-	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$46,442	$3,870	$49,054	$558
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,369	$3,864	$31,220	$355

Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$122,995	$10,250	$212,943	$2,422
Educational Administration and Supervision	$88,884	$7,407	$73,798	$839
Law	$61,547	$5,129	$108,958	$1,239

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Samford University.

At the school, the Law Doctoral (Professional Practice) program has the most completers of 141 and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the second most completers of 112 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	112	8	104
Pharmaceutical Sciences	87	23	64
Marketing/Marketing Management	61	22	39
Finance	58	49	9
Journalism	49	14	35
Accounting	46	29	17
Human Development and Family Studies	34	1	33
Business Administration and Management	33	23	10
Psychology	31	6	25
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	26	13	13

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	55	32	23
Physician Assistant	35	5	30
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	29	4	25
Social Work	28	1	27
Divinity/Ministry	26	20	6
Accounting	23	11	12
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	22	1	21
Public Health	20	2	18
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	18	3	15
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	17	1	16

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Educational Leadership and Administration	27	6	21

Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Geography (other)	7	3	4
Mass Communication/Media Studies	3	2	1
Project Management	2	2	-

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 Architecture program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Architecture	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	0	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	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media Studies	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	27	0
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	2
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	0	NOT OFFERED	0
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
German Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	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	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Latin Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	17^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Development and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	141	NOT OFFERED
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	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	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy and Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Christian Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Bible/Biblical Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Religious/Sacred Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	1	3
Lay Ministry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Youth Services/Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Geography (other)	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	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
Dance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Interior Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Musical Theatre	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and Composition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Keyboard Instruments	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Voice and Opera	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication Sciences and Disorders	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physician Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	73	NOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	87	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	20^ONLINE	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	0	NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/Dietitian	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	112	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	17^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Nurse Anesthetist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	31	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29^ONLINE	0	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	2^ONLINE	5^ONLINE
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	1^ONLINE	0
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	55	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Project Management	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	55	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Project Management	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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