2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Alabama
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 5th in Alabama. In fact, 3,927 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 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering 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.
Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the best value school in Alabama for engineering students. Located in the 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. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Auburn take out is $23,578. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $430.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Auburn is ranked #2 for overall quality for engineering in Alabama.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAB are $8,568 a year. On average, engineering graduates from UAB take out $25,454 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at The University of Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Alabama. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.
UA undergraduate students pay an average of $11,620 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at UA take out is $25,714. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $408, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
UA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Engineering Schools in Alabama list.
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The excellent programs at University of South Alabama helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USA are $8,756 a year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at USA accumulate an average of around $28,431 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $129, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Alabama list. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.
UAH undergraduate students pay an average of $11,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Engineering majors at UAH take out an average of $25,644 in student loans while working on their egree.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 5,126 |
| West Virginia | 990 |
| Mississippi | 1,512 |
| South Carolina | 2,318 |
| Florida | 9,040 |
| Virginia | 5,181 |
| Arkansas | 1,082 |
| Kentucky | 1,343 |
| Georgia | 5,301 |
| Tennessee | 2,281 |
| Louisiana | 1,832 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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).
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