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2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$11,351 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,724 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

With 108 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #37 most popular major in Alabama.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Information Technology Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Technology Schools in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IT majors pursuing a .

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Technology

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL
$11,826 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the best value school in Alabama for information technology students. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.

Auburn also made our Best Information Technology Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #1.

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$8,568 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great value for information technology students. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school 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 Technology Schools in Alabama list.

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$11,488 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in Alabama list. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.

UAH undergraduate students pay an average of $11,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Alabama is a great value for information technology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, Strayer University - Alabama is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Strayer University - Alabama undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Technology at Strayer University - Alabama Report

$8,860 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University at Montgomery. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Alabama list. Located in the midsize city of Montgomery, AUM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at AUM are $8,860 a year.

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#6

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL
$11,068 Average Tuition & Fees

Alabama State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public school with a small student population.

Alabama State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,068 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 274
Florida 167
Georgia 150
North Carolina 124
Tennessee 20
Kentucky 2,125
Louisiana 17
South Carolina 7
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 209

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

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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