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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$6,923 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,181 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, business administration and management students earned 7,031 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Business Administration & Management

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a associate degree in Alabama. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University are $5,775 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, business administration majors at Columbia Southern University accumulate an average of around $23,982 in student debt.

Columbia Southern University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Full Business Administration & Management at Columbia Southern University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Jeff State undergraduate students pay an average of $4,920 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Business Administration majors at Jeff State take out an average of $9,925 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Business Administration & Management at Jefferson State Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Coastal Alabama Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Alabama. Coastal Alabama Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Bay Minette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastal Alabama Community College are $4,860 a year.

Coastal Alabama Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Full Business Administration & Management at Coastal Alabama Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Herzing University - Birmingham helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Alabama. Herzing University - Birmingham is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Herzing University - Birmingham are $14,200 a year. Business Administration majors at Herzing University - Birmingham take out an average of $35,741 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Herzing University - Birmingham not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Full Business Administration & Management at Herzing University - Birmingham Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Northeast Alabama Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Alabama. Located in the rural area of Rainsville, Northeast is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $4,860 per year.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,852
Virginia 11,308
North Carolina 10,472
Florida 18,071
Tennessee 6,169
Kentucky 2,692
South Carolina 4,017
Louisiana 5,195
Arkansas 2,031
Mississippi 2,589
West Virginia 4,631

One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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