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2023 Best Value Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,988 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,419 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 176 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama

Check out the IT bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Information Technology

Our analysis found Herzing University - Birmingham to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Alabama. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Herzing University - Birmingham is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Herzing University - Birmingham are $14,200 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, IT majors at Herzing University - Birmingham accumulate an average of around $39,024 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Herzing University - Birmingham is ranked #1 for overall quality for IT in Alabama.

Read full report on Information Technology at Herzing University - Birmingham

#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Out of the 2 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University are $5,775 per year. IT majors at Columbia Southern University take out an average of $32,550 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 758
Louisiana 85
North Carolina 181
Georgia 944
Tennessee 37
Mississippi 49
Virginia 1,707
Arkansas 55
Florida 1,470
South Carolina 84
Kentucky 2,193

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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