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2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Alabama
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alabama to see which online programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Trade School Schools in Alabama
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Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the most popular school for trade school students in Alabama. Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5,998 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Columbia Southern University accumulate an average of $25,142 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.After graduating from Columbia Southern University, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $55,041 during the early years of their career. Around 37% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Alabama list. Herzing University - Birmingham is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 245 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Herzing University - Birmingham accumulate an average of $29,096 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $163 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from Herzing University - Birmingham, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $42,963 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Alabama list. Located in Hanceville, Alabama, the medium-sized public school awarded 2,501 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Wallace State, Hanceville accumulate an average of $11,970 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, Wallace State, Hanceville graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $36,585 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Bishop State Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, the small public school handed out 651 degrees in 2021-2022.
Once they receive their degree, Bishop State Community College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $33,515 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
The programs at University of West Alabama helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Alabama. Located in Livingston, Alabama, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,866 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $32,448 in student loans.After graduating from University of West Alabama, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $48,388 during the early years of their career. Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Shelton State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #6 on the list. Shelton State Community College is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 853 degrees to qualified students.
After graduating from Shelton State Community College, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $34,938 during the early years of their career. Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
Athens State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. Athens State University is a public institution located in Athens, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 842 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Athens State University accumulate an average of $22,357 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, Athens State University graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $37,004 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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