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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Software & Applications is the 90th most popular major in the country with 13,180 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,738 and had an average of $32,112 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 4 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,200 and $37,586 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer software and applications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer software and applications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer software degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAH, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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