2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's 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 Master's Degree Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Alabama to see which master's 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.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in Alabama for business, management and marketing 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 large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 per year.
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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, management and marketing schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.
Auburn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.
UNA graduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 20 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 fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $8,100 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAB is ranked #5 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Alabama.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.
UA graduate students pay an average of $11,470 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
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Athens State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Athens, Athens State University is a public school 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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With a ranking of #7, Troy University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a 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, management and marketing programs. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.
UAH graduate students pay an average of $11,686 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of South Alabama did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USA are $8,426 a year.
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Herzing University - Birmingham came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Herzing University - Birmingham is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Herzing University - Birmingham are $11,680 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 19,372 |
| West Virginia | 7,145 |
| Mississippi | 6,031 |
| South Carolina | 10,000 |
| Florida | 38,945 |
| Virginia | 20,162 |
| Arkansas | 5,320 |
| Kentucky | 8,045 |
| Georgia | 19,137 |
| Tennessee | 10,909 |
| Louisiana | 10,068 |
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Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
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 20 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.