2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also 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 history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank History Schools

The history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in Alabama

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #1 spot on the list. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #1 spot in our “Best History 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 Auburn University are $31,956.

Read more about History at Auburn

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama list. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 1 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at The University of Alabama

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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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