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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

2 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master's in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 365,980 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

Across Alabama, there were 870 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts 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 liberal arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Studies 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 liberal studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University at Montgomery. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

AUM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University at Montgomery are $17,812.

Full Auburn University at Montgomery Liberal Arts Report

#2

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 7 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Jacksonville State University also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville State University are $20,200, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Jacksonville State University Liberal Arts Report

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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