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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Alabama

24 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in Alabama to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Colleges.

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a degree in Alabama. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Alabama is a great place for business, management and marketing students. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 24 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Troy University

Troy, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Alabama list. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Faulkner University

Montgomery, AL

Faulkner University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Alabama list. Faulkner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Montgomery.

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University of North Alabama ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Alabama list. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business, management and marketing programs. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.

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#9

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

With a ranking of #9, Samford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.

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University of South Alabama landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business, management and marketing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA 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 Most Popular 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 24 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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