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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$7,456 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,854 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was the most popular one in Alabama. In total, 13,789 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Alabama.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alabama to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Alabama

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Jefferson State Community College the best value school in Alabama for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jeff State are $4,920 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gadsden State Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Gadsden, GSCC is a public college with a small student population.

GSCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Shelton State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Alabama. Shelton State Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Shelton State Community College are $4,587 per year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Alabama Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Coastal Alabama Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Bay Minette.

Coastal Alabama Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Coastal Alabama Community College also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #5.

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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, management and marketing schools in Alabama. Located in the rural area of Rainsville, Northeast is a public college with a small student population.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $4,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Herzing University - Birmingham ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list. 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.

Herzing University - Birmingham also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #2.

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Strayer University - Alabama ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Birmingham, Strayer University - Alabama is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - Alabama are $13,515 per year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 19,372
West Virginia 7,145
Florida 38,945
Virginia 20,162
Arkansas 5,320
Mississippi 6,031
South Carolina 10,000
Louisiana 10,068
Kentucky 8,045
Georgia 19,137
Tennessee 10,909

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

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