by our College Data Analytics TeamThere are lots of options to choose from today when trying to decide which school to attend. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Alabama ranking. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
After analyzing 12 schools in Alabama, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Doctor's Degree programs. Our ranking for the best value schools is based on objective factors. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
The first step of determing the value of a school in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Alabama ranking is to look at the school's average net price - the sum of tuition, fees, and room and board minus any financial aid awarded to the student. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
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Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the best value (with aid) school in Alabama for students working on their doctor’s degree. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Alabama at Birmingham is ranked #3 for quality in the state of Alabama.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Alabama list. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Troy University is ranked #8 for quality in the state of Alabama.
The quality degree programs at University of South Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Alabama. USA is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama.
University of South Alabama has the honor of being ranked #6 in Alabama for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Out of the 12 doctor’s degree schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Alabama State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Alabama State is located in Montgomery, Alabama and has a small student population. It is a public school.
Not only is Alabama State University a great value, but it is also ranked #10 in Alabama for overall quality.
Out of the 12 doctor’s degree schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama and has a medium-sized student population. It is a public school.
Jacksonville State University has the honor of being ranked #9 in Alabama for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Auburn University landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Alabama ranking. This large public school is located in Auburn, Alabama.
Auburn University has the honor of being ranked #1 in Alabama for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of West Alabama did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Alabama ranking, coming in at #7. University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and has a medium-sized student population. It is a public school.
Not only is University of West Alabama a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Alabama for overall quality.
University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Alabama ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized public school is located in Huntsville, Alabama.
Not only is University of Alabama in Huntsville a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Alabama for overall quality.
The University of Alabama came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Alabama ranking. UA is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The University of Alabama has the honor of being ranked #4 in Alabama for overall quality on top of being a good value.
With a ranking of #10, Columbia Southern University did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Alabama list. Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, the school is a fairly large private for-profit institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Columbia Southern University is ranked #12 for quality in the state of Alabama.
With a ranking of #11, Samford University did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Alabama list. Samford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama.
Not only is Samford University a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Alabama for overall quality.
Tuskegee University did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Alabama ranking, coming in at #12. Tuskegee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Tuskegee, Alabama.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Tuskegee University is ranked #11 for quality in the state of Alabama.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.