2023 Most Popular Online Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama
A business student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Most Popular Online Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Alabama to see which ones had the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama
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Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Alabama. Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, the fairly large private for-profit school awarded 988 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
If you want to attend Columbia Southern University, expect to pay an average of $5,775 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Columbia Southern University accumulate an average of $30,528 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.
Columbia Southern University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Auburn University is a large public school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 1,548 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $11,826 in tuition and fees if they attend Auburn full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $31,986. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Auburn accumulate an average of $22,004 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 42% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 34% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Athens State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in Athens, Alabama, the small public school handed out 280 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Students from Alabama who attend Athens State University full time pay an average of $9,060 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,810. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Athens State University accumulate an average of $30,330 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 529 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $28,342 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 48% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 58% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Alabama is a great place for business students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Florence, Alabama, the medium-sized public school awarded 311 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from Alabama pay an average of $10,620 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend UNA. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $20,220. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from UNA accumulate an average of $24,719 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 51% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
Strayer University - Alabama landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree business programs. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Alabama does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $13,515. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $44,452 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 74% were women.
Strayer University - Alabama is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #7, University of West Alabama did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of West Alabama is a public institution located in Livingston, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 58 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $10,990 in tuition and fees if they attend University of West Alabama full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $20,090. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,119 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
Around 60% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Oakwood University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 49 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $19,990 to cover tuition and fees at Oakwood. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $33,205 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.
Amridge University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Amridge University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 21 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
If you want to attend Amridge, expect to pay an average of $9,950 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Amridge accumulate an average of $34,708 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.
Amridge is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Samford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 219 students in 2020-2021.
Samford does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $35,360. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,711 in student loans. Around 40% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 28% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Herzing University - Birmingham ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Herzing University - Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Herzing University - Birmingham does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $14,200. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Herzing University - Birmingham accumulate an average of $41,451 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Spring Hill College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree business programs. Located in Mobile, Alabama, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 62 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 34% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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