2023 Best Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Alabama to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for teaching students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
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Our 2023 rankings named University of West Alabama the best value school in Alabama for teaching students working on their master’s degree. University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,072 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Alabama are $13,546 per year.
University of West Alabama 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of West Alabama is ranked #3 for overall quality in Alabama.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. UNA is a public institution located in Florence, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 110 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNA graduate students pay an average of $13,860 in tuition and fees each year.
UNA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UNA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
Out of the 13 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 3 spot on the list. This large public school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 208 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.
UAB 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Auburn is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 197 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Auburn are $31,986 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Auburn does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 35% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Auburn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Alabama. TROY is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 128 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
TROY graduate students pay an average of $17,100 in tuition and fees each year.
TROY does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of South Alabama landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teaching programs. USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 160 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $16,652 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USA. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The University of Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 103 students in 2020-2021.
UA graduate students pay an average of $30,940 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UA. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UA also took the #4 spot in our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.
Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, the medium-sized public school awarded 62 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at AUM are $17,812 per year.
AUM 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Montevallo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This small public school is located in Montevallo, Alabama, and it awarded 70 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montevallo are $26,532 per year.
Montevallo does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Alabama State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Alabama State is located in Montgomery, Alabama and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alabama State are $17,572 per year.
Alabama State 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #11, Jacksonville State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school located in Jacksonville, Alabama that handed out 170 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Jacksonville State University are $20,200 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Jacksonville State University. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Samford University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Samford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 41 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Samford graduate students pay an average of $21,575 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Samford. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 53% took at least some of their classes online.
Samford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
Alabama A & M University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in Normal, Alabama, the medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
AAMU graduate students pay an average of $21,574 in tuition and fees each year.
AAMU 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 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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