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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama

7 Ranked Colleges
363 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Alabama

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In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 6,810 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,778 and $16,727 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 363 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,191 and $26,651 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and 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 liberal arts general studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama bachelor’s degree liberal arts students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school awarded 109 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

UAB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Alabama at Birmingham is $16,953 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

TROY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. The yearly cost to attend TROY is $14,285 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students.

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#3

Athens State University

Athens, Alabama

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Athens State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Athens, Alabama, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama bachelor’s degree liberal arts students list, Athens State University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking.

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#4

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 105 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Jacksonville State University also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Jacksonville State University is $15,559 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students.

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#5

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alabama A & M University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama list. AAMU is a public institution located in Normal, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama bachelor’s degree liberal arts students list, AAMU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. The yearly cost to attend AAMU is $14,990 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students.

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#6

Oakwood University

Huntsville, Alabama

Oakwood University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama ranking. Oakwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakwood, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oakwood University is $24,274 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#7

University of Mobile

Mobile, Alabama

University of Mobile landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama ranking. This small school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Mobile not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Mobile is $17,122 for alabama bachelor’s degree liberal arts students.

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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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