2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Information Technology is the 46th most popular major in the country with 38,958 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 139 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,467 and $23,913 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $30-$48k) in Alabama

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#3 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 12 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAB, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Information Technology Report

#2

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$25,386 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$84,653 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k list. UAH is a medium-sized public school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 46 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at UAH

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #3 spot on the list. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 1 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at Auburn University

#4

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama

#5 in overall quality

$17,812 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AUM, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University at Montgomery are $17,812, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Technology at Auburn University at Montgomery

#5

Alabama State University

Montgomery, Alabama

#6 in overall quality

$17,572 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Alabama State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 11 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alabama State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alabama State University are $17,572, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Alabama State University Information Technology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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