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2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Alabama

8 Colleges
$43,984 Avg Salary
$27,485 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Alabama. In fact, 3,231 were awarded in the state 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Education Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Alabama to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Colleges.

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Alabama the most popular online school in Alabama for education students. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

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 #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in Alabama list. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in Alabama list. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University at Montgomery. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Montgomery, AUM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

Alabama State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the midsize city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public college with a small student population.

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University of North Alabama came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools in Alabama ranking. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
Florida 5,192
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
North Carolina 4,150
Georgia 6,283
West Virginia 924
Louisiana 1,732
South Carolina 2,297
Kentucky 3,387
Arkansas 3,395

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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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