Master's · Montgomery, Alabama
Is Communication Disorders Sciences and Services at Faulkner University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $59,632
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $68,750
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $73k (likely $73k – $73k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $3k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in AL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$217k (likely −$303k – −$120k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$177k (likely −$354k – $23k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Faulkner University
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$69,630
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's)$69,371
- Law (First professional)$68,740
- Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)$61,286
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's)$60,384
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's)$59,426
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$55,690
- Curriculum and Instruction (Master's)$55,548
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's)$54,053
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$52,092
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's)$48,561
- Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's)$48,056
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services at other schools in Alabama
- The University of Alabama$68,683
- University of South Alabama$65,988
- Auburn University$60,041
- Alabama A & M University$59,981
- Samford University$57,010
- University of Montevallo$56,783