Best ROI colleges in Alabama
Ten years of reported earnings premium, measured against four years of net price plus earnings forgone while studying.
22eligible colleges$45kcomparison earnings
LOWER10-YEAR ROIHIGHER
1University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL · Public
+32%+$82,216
2Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, AL · Private for-profit
+18%+$42,950
3Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL · Public
−16%−$45,572
4The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL · Public
−33%−$89,850
5University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL · Public
−38%−$97,616
6Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL · Private nonprofit
−51%−$162,642
7Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL · Private nonprofit
−56%−$173,168
8University of South AlabamaMobile, AL · Public
−56%−$141,462
9Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AL · Public
−60%−$138,846
10University of West AlabamaLivingston, AL · Public
−64%−$147,966
11Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL · Private nonprofit
−70%−$189,524
12Alabama A&M UniversityNormal, AL · Public
−71%−$178,024
13University of North AlabamaFlorence, AL · Public
−72%−$165,670
14Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AL · Public
−74%−$175,926
15Troy UniversityTroy, AL · Public
−76%−$187,258
16Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL · Private nonprofit
−77%−$218,386
17Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL · Private nonprofit
−93%−$250,410
18University of MobileMobile, AL · Private nonprofit
−96%−$259,178
19University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL · Public
−101%−$252,382
20Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL · Public
−104%−$272,610
21Miles CollegeFairfield, AL · Private nonprofit
−127%−$300,374
22Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL · Private nonprofit
−133%−$321,600
Eligibility requires a currently operating college, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and annual average net price of at least $1,000. State rank is relative only to eligible institutions in Alabama.
Best ROI colleges by state
Every state page uses the same data-quality screen and economic-investment formula as the national ranking.
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