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University of Alabama

University
#209 / #95
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#94
Most Desirable School
Public university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

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About University of Alabama

The University of Alabama (UA) was founded in 1820. UA is organized into 13 academic divisions offering 117 areas of study. Among its most popular degree programs are those in engineering and in business, management, and marketing.

UA’s distance-learning and online department—Bama By Distance—offers a total of more than 70 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs, as well as various specialist certificates.

Among many distinguished UA-associated individuals, we may mention the following:

UA is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

According to Wikipedia, The University of Alabama is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama as well as the University of Alabama System. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".

University of Alabama's Online Degrees

MA in Advertising and Public Relations
Degree Concentrations
  • Marketing Communication Management
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Food and Nutrition
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
EdS in Counselor Education
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Consumer Sciences
Degree Concentrations
  • Family Financial Planning and Counseling
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Early Childhood Education
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Health Studies (Health Promotion)
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Human Nutrition
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Hospitality Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Hospitality Management
Degree Concentrations
  • Sport Hospitality
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Human Development and Family Studies
Degree Concentrations
  • Child Life
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Human Environmental Sciences
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Human Environmental Sciences
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Human Environmental Sciences (Consumer Quality Management)
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Human Environmental Sciences, Consumer Sciences
Degree Concentrations
  • Consumer Affairs
  • Family Financial Planning and Counseling
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
EdD in Educational Leadership
  • Required Credits: 72
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
EdS in Educational Leadership
Degree Concentrations
  • School Library Media Specialist
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Educational Leadership and Reduced Hour Option
  • Required Credits: 18-30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Educational Psychology
Degree Concentrations
  • Learning and Assessment
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA and Education Specialist in Educational Psychology - School Psychometry/Educational Psychology - School Psychology
  • Required Credits: 69
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Communication Studies
Degree Concentrations
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
EdD in Instructional Leadership
  • Required Credits: 73
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Instructional Technology
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
EdS in Elementary Education
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Elementary Education
  • Required Credits: 30-36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS/BA in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Journalism
  • Required Credits: 31
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Kinesiology
  • Required Credits: 30-33
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Higher Education Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BA in Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
EdD in Higher Education Administration Executive Cohort
  • Required Credits: 66
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Operations Management
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Nursing
  • Required Credits: 25/ 125
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BSN/MSN in Nursing
  • Required Credits: 50-56
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Nursing
Degree Concentrations
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Dual Concentration
  • Family Nurse
  • Nurse Administrator
  • Required Credits: 45-72
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Mechanical Engineering
  • Required Credits: 128
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Commerce and Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • General Business
  • Management
  • Accounting
  • Marketing
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Mechanical Engineering
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
PhD in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
  • Required Credits: 72
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
EdS in Secondary Education
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Secondary Education
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
DNP in Nursing Practice
  • Required Credits: 40
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Library and Information Studies
Degree Concentrations
  • Archival Studies
  • School Library Media
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BA in Social Work
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
DSW in Social Work
  • Required Credits: 45
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MPH in Social Work
Degree Concentrations
  • Children
  • Adolescents and Their Families or Adults and Their Families
  • Required Credits: 42-60
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Special Education
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Population Health Sciences
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MBA in Management (Global Business Management)
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Public Health
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MPH in Public Health
  • Required Credits: 42
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MA in Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Marketing
Degree Concentrations
  • Digital and Social Media
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported

University of Alabama Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceGraduation RateMedian SAT ScoreMedian ACT Score
42,42179%72%120027

How Much Does University of Alabama Cost To Attend?

Tuition (in-state)Fees (in-state)
$10,780$840

How Much Do University of Alabama Graduates Make?

If you graduate from University of Alabama, then you can expect to earn an average of $51,600 per year. You also have a 90% chance of being employed after 10 years.

University of Alabama's Demographics

Demographic data is for full-time, on-campus students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
34,54530,0304,515

Where is University of Alabama?

University of Alabama is located at 739 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0100

How Safe is University of Alabama?

Tuscaloosa has a violent crime rate of less than .01% and a property crime rate of less than .01%.

What Is University of Alabama Known For?

University of Alabama is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines:

University of Alabama's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

History
#93
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#93
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#49
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history Degrees
Social Work
#72
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#72
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#55
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Law
#115
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#115
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#60
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Business
#107
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#107
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#67
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Biology
#150
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#150
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#68
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biology Degrees
Anthropology
#144
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#144
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#75
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anthropology Degrees
Education
#159
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#159
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#78
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Mathematics
#242
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#242
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#82
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math Degrees
Psychology
#133
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#133
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#85
USA Rank
psychology Degrees
Earth Sciences
#233
World Rank
#233
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#88
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earth-science Degrees
Medical
#165
World Rank
#165
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#89
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medicine Degrees
Political Science
#216
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#216
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#92
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political-science Degrees
Engineering
#241
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#241
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#100
USA Rank
engineering Degrees
Literature
#212
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#212
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#102
USA Rank
literature Degrees
Communications
#239
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#239
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#113
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communications Degrees
Computer Science
#298
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#298
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#122
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computer-science Degrees
Nursing
#186
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#186
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#122
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nursing Degrees
Sociology
#314
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#314
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#131
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sociology Degrees
Chemistry
#432
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#432
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#134
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chemistry Degrees
Physics
#419
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#419
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#135
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physics Degrees
Economics
#399
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#399
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#135
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economics Degrees
Religious Studies
#396
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#396
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#138
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religious-studies-hub Degrees
Philosophy
#430
World Rank
#430
Historical Rank
#164
USA Rank
philosophy Degrees

Who Are University of Alabama's Most Influential Alumni?

University of Alabama's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Social Work, Criminal Justice, and History. Here are some of University of Alabama's most famous alumni:

Edward O. Wilson
Edward O. Wilson
A U.S. biologist and author, (1929 – 2021), Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
An American psychologist .
George Armitage Miller
George Armitage Miller
An American psychologist .
Bernie Madoff
Bernie Madoff
An American fraudster and financier .
Gay Talese
Gay Talese
An American writer.
Harper Lee
Harper Lee
An American author.
John Ridley Stroop
An American psychologist known for creating the Stroop effect test..
Nathan Jacobson
Nathan Jacobson
An American mathematician.
George W. Snedecor
An American mathematician.
Joe Namath
An American football player .
Mohammad Ataul Karim
A Vice President for Research of Old Dominion University.
Mel Allen
Mel Allen
An American sports announcer .

Who Are University of Alabama's Most Influential Faculty?

University of Alabama's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Social Work, Criminal Justice, and History. Here are some of University of Alabama's most famous alumni:

Mel Tucker
Mel Tucker
An American football player and coach .
Antonio Langham
An All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, cornerback.
Mike Bloomgren
Mike Bloomgren
An American football coach.
Mike Hart
Mike Hart
An American football player and coach.
Anthony Thomas
Anthony Thomas
An American football player and coach.
Brett Hawke
An Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, world championship silver medallist, American swimming coach.
Dan Wilkinson
An All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman.
Jeremy Pruitt
Jeremy Pruitt
An American football coach.
Arthur Smith
An American football coach, born 1982.
Mike Rumph
An American football player and coach .
Al Johnson
An American football player and coach .
Lauren K. Alleyne
Lauren K. Alleyne
A Trinidadian-American poet, fiction, and nonfiction writer and educator.

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