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2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$11,883 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Alabama with 4,979 degrees and certificates handed out 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 Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Alabama to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions 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 Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Alabama. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Columbia Southern University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $8,100 per year.

UAB did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Full Health Professions at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $8,426 per year.

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#4

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of West Alabama are $6,868 a year.

University of West Alabama not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Alabama. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNA are $7,140 a year.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Auburn graduate students pay an average of $11,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Auburn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Full Health Professions at Auburn University Report

#7

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL

University of Montevallo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the suburb of Montevallo, Montevallo is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montevallo are $11,916 per year.

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#8

Troy University

Troy, AL

Troy University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TROY are $8,550 per year.

Full Health Professions at Troy University Report

University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAH are $11,686 a year.

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#10

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA are $11,470 per year.

UA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Read full report on Health Professions at The University of Alabama

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,223
Florida 11,386
Virginia 6,980
Tennessee 5,227
North Carolina 5,768
Georgia 5,701
West Virginia 1,503
Louisiana 2,725
South Carolina 2,216
Kentucky 4,192
Arkansas 1,559

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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