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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$14,450 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,307 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You

With 302 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the #53 most popular major in Alabama.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value programs for general business students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for general business majors pursuing a .

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Business & Commerce

$4,587 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Shelton State Community College to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a degree in Alabama. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, Shelton State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Shelton State Community College are $4,587 a year.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Alabama landed the # 2 spot on the list. Strayer University - Alabama is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - Alabama are $13,515 per year. While working on their degree, general business majors at Strayer University - Alabama accumulate an average of around $44,490 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $121.

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$8,756 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Alabama list. USA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USA are $8,756 per year. General Business majors at USA take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$8,860 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Auburn University at Montgomery helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in Alabama. AUM is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery.

AUM undergraduate students pay an average of $8,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Faulkner University

Montgomery, AL
$23,490 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Faulkner University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, Faulkner is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Faulkner undergraduate students pay an average of $23,490 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, general business graduates from Faulkner carry an average student debtload of $26,475.

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#6

Huntingdon College

Montgomery, AL
$27,492 Average Tuition & Fees

Huntingdon College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general business/commerce students. It came in at #6 on the list. Huntingdon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Montgomery.

Huntingdon College undergraduate students pay an average of $27,492 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, general business majors at Huntingdon College accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,025
Virginia 1,437
North Carolina 494
Florida 1,813
Tennessee 664
Kentucky 2,455
South Carolina 832
Louisiana 712
Arkansas 767
Mississippi 607
West Virginia 883

One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to General Business

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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