2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in Alabama (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

History is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 470 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,617 and $24,263 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also 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 history program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama doctor’s degree history students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #1 spot on the list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about History at Auburn

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our alabama doctor’s degree history students with aid list, UA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about History at The University of Alabama

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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