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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Business

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346 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Business

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Business” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Business/Commerce is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,042 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,399 and had an average of $26,389 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 346 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,307 and $33,293 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Business” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Business

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Business”.

Top 6 Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Veterans in Alabama

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Business that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 49 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

AUM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 5,212 students enrolled at AUM, 608 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 193 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,654. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Auburn University at Montgomery]](/colleges/auburn-university-at-montgomery/student-life/veterans/)

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Strayer University - Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Business. Strayer University - Alabama is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 99 ’s general business degrees to qualified students.

Strayer University - Alabama did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 40 of the 1,738 students enrolled at Strayer University - Alabama were GI Bill® students, of which 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,052. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Business list. USA is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 11 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

USA also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 14,224 students enrolled at University of South Alabama, 868 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 411 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,549. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full USA Veteran Student Life Report

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Faulkner University
Montgomery, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Faulkner University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Business list. Faulkner University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Faulkner also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 2,961 students enrolled at Faulkner, 20 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,817. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Huntingdon College
Montgomery, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Huntingdon College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Business. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified ’s general business students in 2020-2021.

Huntingdon College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 920 students enrolled at Huntingdon College, 67 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,283. In addition to receiving other benefits, 23 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Huntingdon College]](/colleges/huntingdon-college/student-life/veterans/)

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With a ranking of #6, Shelton State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for General Business list. Shelton State Community College is a small public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 16 ’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

Shelton State Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 28 of the 3,743 students enrolled at Shelton State Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,359. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Shelton State Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Shelton State Community College Veteran Student Life Report

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