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2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,259 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #26 most popular major in Alabama with 505 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for history students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 History Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for history majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in History

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Alabama the best value school in Alabama for history students working on their master’s degree. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNA are $7,140 per year.

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#2

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jacksonville State University are $10,600 per year.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Alabama is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

UA graduate students pay an average of $11,470 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UA also made our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #2.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

Auburn graduate students pay an average of $11,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Auburn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAB are $8,100 a year.

UAB also made our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value History Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 679
Virginia 1,500
North Carolina 1,063
Florida 887
Tennessee 555
Kentucky 366
South Carolina 423
Louisiana 426
Arkansas 246
Mississippi 232
West Virginia 539

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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