2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

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 History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

History is the 22nd 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.

For this year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama doctor’s degree history students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k) 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 History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #1 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Auburn History Report

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best History 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 UA are $30,940.

Read full report on History at The University of Alabama

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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