Birmingham, Alabama · Public
Security Science and Technology at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.5% reported program-share signal, $18,749 school-wide net price, and $54,501 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 52 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~52
- Schools with reported signal
- 333
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 88.2%
- Graduation rate
- 64.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,749/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $74,996
- Median debt
- $22,300
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $54,501/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.5%), school-wide average net price ($18,749), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($54,501), and peer averages from 333 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 333 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,583 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($1,825 above). Together, those evidence points place University of Alabama at Birmingham in the top 61% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY · 0.4% reported share · $4,458 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Security Science and Technology accounts for 0.5% of reported programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham, which is bigger than 47% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 52 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Alabama at Birmingham's average net price is $18,749 per year, about $74,996 over four years. That is $1,583 above the $17,166 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $54,501 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $1,825 above the $52,676 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of Alabama at Birmingham #203 of 333 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.