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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$15,758 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,701 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

Information Science is the #71 most popular major in Alabama with 40 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Science Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alabama to see which programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Science Colleges.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Science

$8,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the best value school in Alabama for information science students. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAB are $8,568 per year.

UAB not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Information Science Schools in Alabama list.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, Strayer University - Alabama is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - Alabama are $13,515 per year.

Full Information Science at Strayer University - Alabama Report

$18,000 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South University, Montgomery. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools in Alabama list. Located in the midsize city of Montgomery, South University, Montgomery is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South University, Montgomery are $18,000 per year.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 99
Florida 235
Georgia 56
North Carolina 97
Tennessee 5
Kentucky 18
Louisiana 21
South Carolina 1
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 32
West Virginia 12

Information Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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