by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, The University of Alabama took the #163 spot. This means that the school is among the Top 15% of the nation when it comes to overall quality. UA received this year's Best Master's Schools badge for its high ranking.
UA also ranked #2 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Alabama.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and UA took the #274 spot on the list.
UA also ranked #4 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Alabama.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 62.6% of the total graduate students at UA are women and 37.4% are men.
Of all the graduate students at UA, around 22.5% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. UA is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 9.5% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,780 | $30,250 |
| Fees | $690 | $690 |
Master's degree recipients from UA earn an average salary of $56,503 during the early years of their career. That's about 3% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Doctorate degree recipients from UA earn an average salary of $81,210 during the early years of their career. That's good news for those graduates since it is 8% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of The University of Alabama.
Contact details for UA are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 739 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0100 |
| Phone: | 205-348-6010 |
| Website: | www.ua.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/UniversityofAlabama |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/UofAlabama |
In 2020-2021, 54.8% of the graduate students at The University of Alabama took at least one class online. For that same period, 42.2% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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