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2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

8 Schools Ranked

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The Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Alabama to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
54 Total Awards
$11,470 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The University of Alabama to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Alabama. This large public school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 54 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.

UA 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, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full The University of Alabama Report

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
47 Total Awards
$11,826 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Alabama. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.

One thing to take note of is that Auburn does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 35% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
46 Total Awards
$21,575 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.

Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Samford does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama
17 Total Awards
$6,868 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of West Alabama helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Alabama. Livingston, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of West Alabama does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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.

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#5

Alabama State University

Montgomery, Alabama
10 Total Awards
$10,156 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Alabama State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.

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.

Full Alabama State University Report

#6

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama
8 Total Awards

University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, the large public school handed out 8 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UAB. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

#6

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama
8 Total Awards
$8,426 Average Tuition & Fees

University of South Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. USA is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

USA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full University of South Alabama Report

#8

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama
$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

Alabama A & M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at AAMU. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Alabama A & M University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 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%.

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