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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$11,460 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,649 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education School for You

With 115 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #88 most popular major in Alabama.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Education 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 programs offered the best value experiences for education 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 General Education Schools in Alabama

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education

$10,620 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Alabama the best value school in Alabama for general education students. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

UNA undergraduate students pay an average of $10,620 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,568 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAB are $8,568 a year.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL
$11,826 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great value for general education students. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

Auburn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General Education Schools in Alabama list.

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#4

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL
$11,120 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Alabama list. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Jacksonville State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,120 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Troy University

Troy, AL
$9,312 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Alabama list. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TROY are $9,312 a year.

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#6

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL
$13,710 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Montevallo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Located in the large suburb of Montevallo, Montevallo is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montevallo are $13,710 per year.

Full General Education at University of Montevallo Report

$10,024 Average Tuition & Fees

Alabama A & M University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Alabama list. AAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at AAMU are $10,024 a year.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 117
Virginia 918
North Carolina 255
Florida 622
Tennessee 605
Kentucky 95
South Carolina 352
Louisiana 116
Arkansas 133
Mississippi 407
West Virginia 301

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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