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2023 Best Value Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,988 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,419 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 176 degrees and certificates were awarded to information technology students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #75 most popular major in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alabama to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IT 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 Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Information Technology

Our analysis found Herzing University - Birmingham to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Alabama. Herzing University - Birmingham is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

Herzing University - Birmingham undergraduate students pay an average of $14,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, IT majors at Herzing University - Birmingham accumulate an average of around $39,024 in student debt.

Herzing University - Birmingham did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Out of the 2 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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 undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University are $5,775 per year. IT majors at Columbia Southern University take out an average of $32,550 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Columbia Southern University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Read full report on Information Technology at Columbia Southern University

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 944
Virginia 1,707
North Carolina 181
Florida 1,470
Tennessee 37
Kentucky 2,193
South Carolina 84
Louisiana 85
Arkansas 55
Mississippi 49
West Virginia 758

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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