by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 862,104 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, business, management and marketing is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, business, management and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,915 and had an average of $25,393 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alabama, there were 14,742 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,005 and $28,272 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8,700 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $28,178 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a degree in business, management and marketing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in business, management and marketing.
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The business, management & marketing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama list. Strayer University - Alabama is a small school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 73 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Huntingdon College landed the #2 spot on the list. Huntingdon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 87 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Huntingdon College Business, Management & Marketing Report
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Miles College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fairfield, Alabama, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Athens State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Athens, Alabama, and it awarded 280 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Athens State University Business, Management & Marketing Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Talladega College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama. Located in Talladega, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
Full Talladega College Business, Management & Marketing Report
With a ranking of #6, Birmingham Southern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama list. This small school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Birmingham Southern College Business, Management & Marketing Report
Stillman College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama list. Stillman College is a small school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 31 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school awarded 2,431 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full The University of Alabama Business, Management & Marketing Report
Faulkner University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama ranking. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 195 students in 2020-2021.
Spring Hill College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama list. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Auburn University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama ranking. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 1,400 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Oakwood University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama ranking. Oakwood is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Oakwood University Business, Management & Marketing Report
With a ranking of #13, University of North Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama list. University of North Alabama is a public institution located in Florence, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 311 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 330 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Columbia Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #15. Orange Beach, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 988 students in 2020-2021.
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Troy University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 528 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, University of Montevallo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama list. University of Montevallo is a small public school situated in Montevallo, Alabama. It awarded 76 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Montevallo Business, Management & Marketing Report
Samford University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 216 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Business, Management & Marketing at Samford University
Alabama State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small public school handed out 77 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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Alabama A & M University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama ranking. AAMU is located in Normal, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 92 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
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Tuskegee University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama ranking. Tuskegee University is a small school located in Tuskegee, Alabama that handed out 74 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Jacksonville State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama ranking. Jacksonville State University is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 208 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Jacksonville State University Business, Management & Marketing Report
Auburn University at Montgomery came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Amridge University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama ranking. Amridge University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Mobile landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Alabama ranking. This small school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Mobile Business, Management & Marketing Report
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