2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama

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In 2019-2020, 8,205 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States.

Across Alabama, there were 202 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education programs that also have a lower cost than 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 teacher education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Alabama

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, 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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