2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in Alabama (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

History is the 30th most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 470 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,617 and $24,263 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

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

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (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.

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