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2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
1,455 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 934,088 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,506 and had an average of $32,284 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 15,484 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,829 and $34,388 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,455 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in health professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health professions programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama doctor’s degree health professions students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Alabama (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid. University of South Alabama is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 279 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

USA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health Professions at USA

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 485 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

UAB also made our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Health Professions Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

UAH also took the #6 spot in our “Best Health Professions 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.

Read full report on Health Professions at UAH

#4

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Jacksonville State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville State University are $20,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health Professions at Jacksonville State University

#5

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the #5 spot on the list. Troy University is a public institution located in Troy, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TROY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TROY are $16,156.

Full TROY Health Professions Report

#6

Alabama State University

Montgomery, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

Alabama State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Alabama State University is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Alabama State also made our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Alabama State University are $17,572.

Full Alabama State University Health Professions Report

#7

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Auburn University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Auburn is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 166 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956.

Full Auburn University Health Professions Report

#8

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

UA also made our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940.

Read more about Health Professions at The University of Alabama

#9

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

Samford University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid ranking. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 215 students in 2019-2020.

Samford also took the #2 spot in our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Samford are $21,227.

Full Samford Health Professions Report

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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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