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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama · Bachelor's
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama · Bachelor's
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama · Bachelor's
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama · Bachelor's
Athens State University
Athens, Alabama · Bachelor's
Auburn University at Montgomery
Montgomery, Alabama · Bachelor's
Faulkner University
Montgomery, Alabama · Bachelor's
Enterprise State Community College
Enterprise, Alabama · Certificate
Alabama A & M University
HBCUNormal, Alabama · Bachelor's
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Hanceville, Alabama · Certificate
Amridge University
Montgomery, Alabama · Bachelor's
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
Phenix City, Alabama · Certificate
Coastal Alabama Community College
Bay Minette, Alabama · Associate's
Alabama State University
HBCUMontgomery, Alabama · Bachelor's
South University-Montgomery
Montgomery, Alabama · Bachelor's
Central Alabama Community College
Alexander City, Alabama · Certificate
Gadsden State Community College
HBCUGadsden, Alabama · Certificate
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma
Selma, Alabama · Associate's
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
Dothan, Alabama · Certificate
New Beginning College of Cosmetology
Albertville, Alabama · Certificate
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Our core metrics: median earnings 10 years after enrollment, access rate (share of low-income students), mobility rate (share who climb from the bottom to the top quintile), completion rate, and net price by income bracket. No school can buy a position on any of our lists.
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