2022 Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Alabama (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,103 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.

Across Alabama, there were 62 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult and continuing education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama adult and continuing ed students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$15,514 Average Net Price

$46,838 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Livingston, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of West Alabama, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in Alabama” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of West Alabama is $15,514 for alabama adult and continuing ed students with aid.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at University of West Alabama

#2

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$14,285 Average Net Price

$37,149 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. TROY is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 33 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

TROY also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $14,285 for Alabama Adult and Continuing Ed students with aid per year to attend TROY.

Full Troy University Adult & Continuing Education Report

• Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

Featured Teacher Education Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >