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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,990 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,128 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities School for You

With 40 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the #27 most popular major in Alabama.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alabama to see which programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a .

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Liberal Arts & Humanities

$8,860 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Auburn University at Montgomery to be the best value school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a degree in Alabama. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, AUM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

AUM undergraduate students pay an average of $8,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL
$11,120 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Jacksonville State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,120 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 8
Florida 51
Virginia 21
Tennessee 221
North Carolina 111
Georgia 20
West Virginia 26
Louisiana 21
South Carolina 13
Kentucky 12
Arkansas 24

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 2,680

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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