2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Alabama to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
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Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the best school in Alabama for students working on their master’s degree. Auburn is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 1,471 master’s degrees in .
Auburn does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2022-2023 year, about 43% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the large public school handed out 2,162 master’s degree awards in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UA. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 51% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Samford University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 349 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Samford. During the 2022-2023 year, about 21% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of West Alabama helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Alabama. Located in Livingston, Alabama, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,097 master’s degree awards in .
One thing to take note of is that University of West Alabama does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2022-2023 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 2,678 students in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UAB. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, the medium-sized public school awarded 612 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UAH does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2022-2023 about 51% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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University of South Alabama came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. USA is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,258 master’s degrees in .
USA does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2022-2023 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Columbia Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in Orange Beach, Alabama that handed out 1,736 master’s degrees in .
Columbia Southern University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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University of North Alabama landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. UNA is a fairly large public school situated in Florence, Alabama. It awarded 889 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at UNA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2022-2023 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Jacksonville State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school located in Jacksonville, Alabama that handed out 515 master’s degrees in .
Jacksonville State University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Tuskegee University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in Tuskegee, Alabama, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 69 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
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Troy University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 1,098 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at TROY, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2022-2023 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Alabama State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. This small public school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 100 master’s degrees in .
One thing to take note of is that Alabama State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Faulkner University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 319 students in .
Faulkner does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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University of Mobile landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 87 master’s degrees in .
One thing to take note of is that University of Mobile does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 5% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #16 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. AUM is located in Montgomery, Alabama and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 512 master’s degrees to qualified students.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since AUM does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2022-2023 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #17, Alabama A & M University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. AAMU is a public institution located in Normal, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 217 master’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at AAMU. During the 2022-2023 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
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*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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