If you pursue a degree in business economics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #130 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Business Economics Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 106 degrees in business economics to qualified students.
Your choice of business economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Business Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Business Economics Schools in Alabama list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the business economics degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Alabama at Birmingham is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in business economics. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #299 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Samford University if you want to pursue a degree in business economics. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #311 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Samford is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in business economics has to look into Troy University. TROY is a fairly large public university located in the town of Troy. This university ranks 24th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 38 business economics students who graduated with this degree at TROY in the most recent data year.
University of Alabama in Huntsville is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in business economics. Located in the city of Huntsville, UAH is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 18 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UAH in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of business economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Business Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
