University of Alabama at Birmingham Doctorate in Education

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Education is a program of study at University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in education, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Education from UAB Cost?

$8,100 Average Tuition and Fees

UAB Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UAB was $1,066 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $450 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,100	$19,188

Does UAB Offer an Online Doctorate in Education?

Online degrees for the UAB education doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAB Online Learning page.

UAB Doctorate Student Diversity for Education

6 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

83.3% Women

50.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 6 doctor’s degrees in education awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 83.3% of the education students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in education at UAB in 2019-2020, 50.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Doctorate in Education Focus Areas at UAB

Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	1
Teacher Education Grade Specific	5

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.