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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$11,653 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's 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.

The Best Value Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value master's 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama

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

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in Alabama for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at Columbia Southern University Report

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

Auburn also made our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #1.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Alabama. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNA are $7,140 per year.

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Out of the 18 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $8,100 per year.

UAB not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Out of the 18 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 5 spot on the list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA are $11,470 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UA is ranked #2 for overall quality for business administration in Alabama.

Full Business Administration & Management at The University of Alabama Report

With a ranking of #6, Athens State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Athens, Athens State University is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Athens State University are $9,648 per year.

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#7

Troy University

Troy, AL

Troy University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

TROY graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business administration and management programs. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Huntsville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAH are $11,686 per year.

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Herzing University - Birmingham landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business administration and management programs. Herzing University - Birmingham is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

Herzing University - Birmingham graduate students pay an average of $11,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of South Alabama came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a large student population.

USA graduate students pay an average of $8,426 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 18 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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