2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across Alabama, there were 107 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama master’s degree general education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 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 General Education Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 3 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#2

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

$16,156 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the #2 spot on the list. TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TROY, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Troy University are $16,156, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at TROY

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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