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When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its <nil> ranking. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Business Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Auburn University to be the best school for business students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Alabama.
Auburn does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 35% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Samford University is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Samford. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 53% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Alabama is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree.
UA does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UAB does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #5 on our list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UAH. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, Athens State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Athens State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of North Alabama landed the #7 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNA does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Herzing University - Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Herzing University - Birmingham are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Columbia Southern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Since the graduate programs at Columbia Southern University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Troy University landed the #10 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at TROY. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
University of South Alabama landed the #11 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USA. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, Alabama State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Alabama State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Jacksonville State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Jacksonville State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 93% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Faulkner University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Faulkner. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.
Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at AUM, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Montevallo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
Montevallo does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
South University, Montgomery ranked #17 on this year’s list.
South University, Montgomery does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Mobile came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, University of Mobile is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Alabama A & M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
AAMU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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