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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$11,946 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Alabama with 7,364 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Alabama to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Alabama at Birmingham to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Alabama. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAB are $8,100 a year.

UAB did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Alabama helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Alabama. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USA are $8,426 per year.

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#3

Troy University

Troy, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TROY are $8,550 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Auburn University at Montgomery helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Alabama. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, AUM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AUM are $8,344 a year.

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Out of the 10 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the # 4 spot on the list. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Huntsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAH are $11,686 a year.

UAH not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

Auburn also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.

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#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.

UA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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#8

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Jacksonville State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Jacksonville State University are $10,600 a year.

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#9

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Samford are $21,575 a year.

Samford also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #2.

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#10

University of Mobile

Mobile, AL

University of Mobile ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the rural area of Mobile, University of Mobile is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Mobile are $11,640 a year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 21,209
North Carolina 7,425
Tennessee 6,004
Georgia 7,112
Kentucky 6,395
West Virginia 1,771
Virginia 6,775
Louisiana 3,502
Mississippi 2,838
South Carolina 3,296
Arkansas 2,882

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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