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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$4,920 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,978 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,330 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer information systems students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alabama to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for CIS 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 Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Computer Information Systems

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

Jeff State undergraduate students pay an average of $4,920 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Information Systems at Jefferson State Community College Report

#2

Troy University

Troy, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TROY are $9,312 per year.

TROY did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 4,742
Virginia 3,727
North Carolina 1,634
Florida 5,133
Tennessee 754
Kentucky 1,480
South Carolina 769
Louisiana 135
Arkansas 570
Mississippi 333
West Virginia 403

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to CIS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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