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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$11,720 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 4th in Alabama. In fact, 5,059 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Education

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

Our analysis found University of West Alabama to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Alabama. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Alabama are $6,868 per year.

University of West Alabama did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UAB graduate students pay an average of $8,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. 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 also took the #1 spot in our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.

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#4

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Alabama State University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alabama State are $10,156 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public college 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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#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.

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#7

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Samford are $21,575 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Samford is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in Alabama.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
South Carolina 3,980
Louisiana 2,977
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722
Tennessee 5,194

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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