2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Alabama
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 Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across Alabama, there were 1,213 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 736 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,191 and $26,651 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the elementary education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama.
Top 16 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Alabama
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Athens State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Athens State University is a small school located in Athens, Alabama that handed out 95 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Athens State University also made our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #4.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Athens State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 70 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. It costs about $15,501 for alabama bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students per year to attend University of South Alabama.
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
Auburn also made our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn University is $24,104 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama list. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 60 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
UNA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNA is $14,130 for alabama bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 106 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UA also made our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $22,597 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend UA.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #6, Troy University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama list. TROY is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 69 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
TROY also took the #12 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TROY is $14,285 for alabama bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama ranking, coming in at #7. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 26 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
UAB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham is $16,953 for alabama bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Auburn University at Montgomery came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
AUM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. It costs about $13,987 for alabama bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students per year to attend AUM.
With a ranking of #9, Jacksonville State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama list. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 74 students in 2019-2020.
Jacksonville State University also made our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Jacksonville State University is $15,559 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Jacksonville State University
With a ranking of #10, University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAH, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. It costs about $15,860 for alabama bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students per year to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville.
University of Montevallo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Montevallo, Alabama, this small public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montevallo, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Montevallo is $16,435 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Montevallo
Alabama State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama ranking. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Alabama State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. The yearly cost to attend Alabama State University is $13,650 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
Read more about Elementary Education at Alabama State University
Alabama A & M University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama ranking. Alabama A & M University is located in Normal, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
AAMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. It costs about $14,990 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students per year to attend Alabama A & M University.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Alabama A & M University
University of Mobile came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama ranking. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
University of Mobile not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Mobile is $17,122 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
With a ranking of #15, Huntingdon College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our alabama bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students list, Huntingdon College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. It costs about $21,486 for alabama bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students per year to attend Huntingdon College.
Samford University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama ranking. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our alabama bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students list, Samford has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Samford is $29,673 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students.
The school has an impressive 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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