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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$15,096 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,249 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions 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 Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Alabama to see which 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 Schools in Alabama

Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL
$5,775 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for health professions 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia Southern University are $5,775 a year.

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$8,568 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UAB undergraduate students pay an average of $8,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAB is ranked #5 for overall quality for health professions in Alabama.

Full Health Professions at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL
$11,826 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

Auburn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Professions Schools in Alabama list.

Full Health Professions at Auburn University Report

$8,756 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USA are $8,756 a year.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of South Alabama

#5

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL
$10,990 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 17 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of West Alabama are $10,990 per year.

University of West Alabama did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Schools in Alabama list.

Full Health Professions at University of West Alabama Report

$10,620 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in Alabama ranking. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNA are $10,620 per year.

Full Health Professions at University of North Alabama Report

#7

Troy University

Troy, AL
$9,312 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Troy University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

TROY undergraduate students pay an average of $9,312 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Troy University Report

$11,488 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.

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

Full Health Professions at University of Alabama in Huntsville Report

#9

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL
$11,620 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

UA undergraduate students pay an average of $11,620 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Schools in Alabama list.

Full Health Professions at The University of Alabama Report

$8,860 Average Tuition & Fees

Auburn University at Montgomery came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the city of Montgomery, AUM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AUM are $8,860 per year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Auburn University at Montgomery

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 17 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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