If you pursue a degree in business economics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #130 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for business economics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 296 degrees in business economics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of business economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Business Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Business Economics Schools in Alabama list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the business economics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Auburn University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in business economics. Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Auburn. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 3 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Samford University if you wish to pursue a degree in business economics. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Samford is a great university overall.
There were about 15 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in business economics has to look into The University of Alabama. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were about 212 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.
University of Alabama at Birmingham is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in business economics. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 17 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.
TROY is a large public university located in the remote town of Troy. This university ranks 16th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 34 business economics students who graduated with this degree at TROY in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Huntsville, UAH is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 7th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 11 business economics students who graduated with this degree at UAH in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of business economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Business Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
