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2024 Best Value Colleges for Information Technology in Alabama

7 Ranked Colleges
178 Degrees Awarded
$17,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value IT Schools in Alabama

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value IT Schools in Alabama” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Information Technology is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,525 and had an average of $26,794 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 178 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,724 and $22,008 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools in Alabama” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IT Schools in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama it students.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Information Technology in Alabama

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s it degrees to qualified students.

UAH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Technology Schools in Alabama” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville is $17,208 for alabama it students.

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%.

Full UAH Information Technology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IT Schools in Alabama. UAB is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UAB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Technology Schools in Alabama” list. The yearly cost to attend UAB is $16,530 for Alabama IT students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Information Technology at UAB

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IT Schools in Alabama. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified ’s it students in 2020-2021.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Schools in Alabama” list. It costs about $24,018 for alabama it students per year to attend Auburn.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Information Technology at Auburn University

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Strayer University - Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. Strayer University - Alabama is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s it degrees to qualified students.

Strayer University - Alabama also made our “Best Information Technology Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $23,379 for alabama it students per year to attend Strayer University - Alabama.

Read full report on Information Technology at Strayer University - Alabama

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Alabama State University
Montgomery, Alabama

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Alabama State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s it students in 2020-2021.

Alabama State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Information Technology Schools in Alabama” list. It costs about $19,534 for Alabama IT students per year to attend Alabama State.

Read full report on Information Technology at Alabama State

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With a ranking of #6, Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well on the 2024 Best Value IT Schools in Alabama list. This medium-sized school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 2 ’s it degrees in 2020-2021.

AUM also made our “Best Information Technology Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University at Montgomery is $13,678 for alabama it students.

Read more about Information Technology at Auburn University at Montgomery

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Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, Alabama

Columbia Southern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools in Alabama ranking. Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 ’s it degrees to qualified students.

Columbia Southern University also made our “Best Information Technology Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia Southern University is $11,241 for alabama it students.

Read full report on Information Technology at Columbia Southern University

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