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Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

$20,903 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its <nil> ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top Value Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama
42 Total Awards
#3 in Quality in Alabama
$4,035 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for business students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Alabama. This fairly large private for-profit school is located in Orange Beach, Alabama, and it awarded 42 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 a year.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Columbia Southern University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Columbia Southern University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our list.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
8 Total Awards
#1 in Quality in Alabama
$31,986 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, the large public school handed out 8 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Auburn are $31,986 a year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Auburn. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 35% took at least some of their classes online.

Auburn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our list.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
13 Total Awards
#2 in Quality in Alabama
$30,940 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #3 on this year’s list. The University of Alabama is a large public school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 13 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UA graduate students pay an average of $30,940 in tuition and fees each year.

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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

UA also made our list, coming in at #2.

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#4

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama
8 Total Awards
#4 in Quality in Alabama
$16,652 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #4 on our list. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

USA graduate students pay an average of $16,652 in tuition and fees each year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USA. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

USA also took the #4 spot in our rankings.

Full University of South Alabama Report

Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

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