2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Alabama
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You
In 2020-2021, 240 degrees and certificates were awarded to health sciences and services students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #64 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value programs for health science 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Health Sciences & Services
Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the best value school in Alabama for health sciences and services students. UAB is a very large public school located in the city of Birmingham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAB are $8,568 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of West Alabama. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Alabama list. Located in the remote area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
University of West Alabama undergraduate students pay an average of $10,990 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of West Alabama is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in Alabama list.
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Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the # 3 spot on the list. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the town of Troy.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TROY are $9,312 a year.
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The excellent programs at Jacksonville State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in Alabama. Jacksonville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Jacksonville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jacksonville State University are $11,120 a year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Jacksonville State University take out is $29,000.
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Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Tuskegee University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Tuskegee, Tuskegee is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tuskegee are $22,614 per year.
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Samford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Samford are $35,360 per year.
Samford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in Alabama list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 544 |
| Virginia | 247 |
| North Carolina | 203 |
| Florida | 4,327 |
| Tennessee | 165 |
| Kentucky | 385 |
| South Carolina | 87 |
| Louisiana | 214 |
| Arkansas | 291 |
| Mississippi | 325 |
| West Virginia | 100 |
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Majors Related to Health Science
Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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 Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.