2023 Best Schools in Alabama
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The Best Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Alabama to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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Top Schools in Alabama
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Our analysis found Auburn University to be the best school for students in Alabama.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Schools in Alabama list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of West Alabama. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Schools in Alabama list.
The excellent programs at The University of Alabama helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Alabama.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Schools in Alabama list.
University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in Alabama ranking.
University of South Alabama ranked #7 on this year’s Best Schools in Alabama list.
Columbia Southern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Schools in Alabama list.
University of North Alabama landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
University of Montevallo landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Jacksonville State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #11 on the list.
With a ranking of #12, Tuskegee University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
With a ranking of #13, Troy University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Alabama State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in Alabama ranking.
With a ranking of #15, Faulkner University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
University of Mobile landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Auburn University at Montgomery came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in Alabama ranking.
Alabama A & M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #18 on the list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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