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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Alabama

20 Colleges
$43,005 Avg Salary
$28,272 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing School for You

In 2020-2021, business, management and marketing students earned 4,164 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the best school in Alabama for business, management and marketing students. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Samford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Alabama list. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Alabama list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great place for business, management and marketing students. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Birmingham landed the # 5 spot on the list. Herzing University - Birmingham is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

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Athens State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Athens, Athens State University is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Alabama ranking. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Huntsville.

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University of North Alabama ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Alabama list. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

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#9

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Columbia Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Troy University

Troy, AL

Troy University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,604
Florida 10,641
Virginia 6,276
Tennessee 3,234
North Carolina 6,200
Georgia 4,603
West Virginia 1,895
Louisiana 4,370
South Carolina 2,077
Kentucky 2,845
Arkansas 731

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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