2022 Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,103 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.

Across Alabama, there were 62 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in adult and continuing education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing education programs and cost less that 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 adult and continuing education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama adult and continuing ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$14,254 Average Net Price

$46,838 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Livingston, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of West Alabama, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in Alabama” ranking. It costs about $14,254 for Alabama Adult and Continuing Ed students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of West Alabama.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at University of West Alabama

#2

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$14,062 Average Net Price

$37,149 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools 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 33 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.

TROY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in Alabama” list. It costs about $14,062 for alabama adult and continuing ed students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend TROY.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at TROY

• Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing 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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