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Considering a degree in Business/Managerial Economics?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Business/Managerial Economics majors who live in Alabama.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Business/Managerial Economics degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Alabama.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington University in St Louis | 7700 | 102300 | 0.9248 | 8,153 | 1512 | 0.1192 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22200 | 0.6405 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | 8400 | 94600 | 0.9108 | 971 | 1564 | 0.0379 | |
| 4 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 11200 | 39000 | 0.7131 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 5 | Colorado College | 12300 | 98000 | 0.8748 | 1,887 | 1357 | 0.2209 | |
| 6 | University of West Florida | 12800 | 22200 | 0.423 | 9,971 | 1120 | 0.5822 | |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 13600 | 19400 | 0.299 | 14,865 | 1175 | 0.9113 | |
| 7 | University of North Florida | 13600 | 22400 | 0.3933 | 14,837 | 1124 | 0.6815 | |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech University | 13700 | 42900 | 0.6805 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 10 | University of Georgia | 13900 | 27200 | 0.4883 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 11 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | 14300 | 26800 | 0.467 | 4,789 | 1040 | 0.6671 | |
| 11 | Youngstown State University | 14300 | 28400 | 0.4963 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina University | 14500 | 45300 | 0.6802 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 14 | Eastern Michigan University | 14600 | 33900 | 0.5708 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 14 | University of Memphis | 14600 | 26400 | 0.4478 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 14 | University of North Alabama | 14600 | 37300 | 0.6087 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 17 | Troy University | 15100 | 26800 | 0.4354 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 18 | West Virginia University | 15400 | 73100 | 0.789 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 19 | Texas State University | 15500 | 26100 | 0.406 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 20 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 20 | University of Mississippi | 15600 | 27000 | 0.4221 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 22 | Grand Valley State University | 15700 | 28300 | 0.4445 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 22 | Jacksonville State University | 15700 | 27000 | 0.4198 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 24 | Niagara University | 15900 | 57400 | 0.7227 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 25 | North Carolina State University | 16100 | 28500 | 0.4348 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 26 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 16300 | 38700 | 0.5781 | 22,223 | 975 | 0.9994 | |
| 26 | University of North Texas | 16300 | 26100 | 0.3752 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 28 | Greensboro College | 16400 | 38300 | 0.5713 | 899 | 1005 | 0.7014 | |
| 28 | Missouri Valley College | 16400 | 38200 | 0.5709 | 1,687 | 980 | 0.6922 | |
| 30 | Tennessee State University | 16500 | 55800 | 0.7044 | 4,221 | 990 | 0.8463 | |
| 30 | Union College | 16500 | 93300 | 0.8231 | 1,954 | 1399 | 0.4342 | |
| 32 | Appalachian State University | 16600 | 26000 | 0.3617 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 32 | Francis Marion University | 16600 | 36100 | 0.5398 | 3,793 | 1015 | 0.9508 | |
| 32 | Oakland University | 16600 | 28200 | 0.4116 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 35 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 16700 | 22300 | 0.2509 | 26,213 | 1209 | 0.7778 | |
| 36 | Georgia Southern University | 16800 | 20100 | 0.1638 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 36 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 16800 | 27800 | 0.3961 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8727 | |
| 38 | California State University-Long Beach | 16900 | 25800 | 0.345 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 38 | Stephen F Austin State University | 16900 | 27800 | 0.3914 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 38 | The University of Texas at Tyler | 16900 | 24900 | 0.3209 | 8,219 | 1100 | 0.9485 | |
| 41 | Sam Houston State University | 17300 | 27100 | 0.3615 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 41 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17300 | 36500 | 0.5264 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 43 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 44 | Middle Tennessee State University | 17600 | 29000 | 0.3933 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 44 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 17600 | 20700 | 0.1497 | 8,673 | 1095 | 0.9156 | |
| 46 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 17700 | 44100 | 0.5989 | 13,432 | 1225 | 0.8701 | |
| 47 | Bentley University | 17900 | 89000 | 0.7992 | 4,620 | 1323 | 0.4729 | |
| 48 | James Madison University | 18100 | 28900 | 0.3735 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 48 | University of Arkansas | 18100 | 28500 | 0.3667 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 50 | Our Lady of the Lake University | 18200 | 66900 | 0.7279 | 1,108 | 990 | 1 | |
| 50 | University of South Alabama | 18200 | 22400 | 0.1908 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 52 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 52 | Georgia State University | 18300 | 26000 | 0.2963 | 26,785 | 1089 | 0.5722 | |
| 52 | Kennesaw State University | 18300 | 26700 | 0.3145 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 55 | Louisiana Christian University | 18900 | 26000 | 0.2721 | 769 | 1065 | 0.7719 | |
| 56 | Valdosta State University | 19100 | 29600 | 0.3546 | 7,199 | 1005 | 0.7769 | |
| 57 | Lehigh University | 19200 | 89800 | 0.7863 | 5,986 | 1436 | 0.2896 | |
| 57 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 19200 | 26900 | 0.2861 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 59 | Jackson State University | 19400 | 28100 | 0.3091 | 4,967 | 940 | 0.9602 | |
| 60 | South Dakota State University | 20200 | 25200 | 0.2009 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 61 | Fort Lewis College | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3027 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 62 | Washburn University | 20400 | 34400 | 0.4075 | 5,427 | 1048 | 1 | |
| 63 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 20500 | 26500 | 0.2262 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 64 | Grove City College | 20700 | 39700 | 0.4792 | 2,247 | 1248 | 0.667 | |
| 64 | Midwestern State University | 20700 | 33600 | 0.3844 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 66 | Iowa State University | 21100 | 25700 | 0.1794 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 66 | South Carolina State University | 21100 | 43100 | 0.5108 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 66 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 21100 | 28500 | 0.26 | 11,959 | 1260 | 0.8818 | |
| 69 | West Texas A & M University | 21300 | 29200 | 0.2703 | 7,110 | 1060 | 0.6681 | |
| 70 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 21400 | 51900 | 0.5882 | 5,939 | 1065 | 0.5878 | |
| 71 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 22000 | 30600 | 0.2793 | 6,743 | 1266 | 0.6292 | |
| 72 | University of the Incarnate Word | 22200 | 58000 | 0.6171 | 4,651 | 1010 | 0.9947 | |
| 73 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 74 | Park University | 22600 | 31300 | 0.2784 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 75 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22900 | 53400 | 0.5716 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 76 | Oklahoma City University | 23000 | 74100 | 0.6898 | 1,546 | 1159 | 0.7103 | |
| 77 | Hope College | 23100 | 60100 | 0.6154 | 3,427 | 1216 | 0.8712 | |
| 78 | Pennsylvania Western University | 23300 | 34400 | 0.3224 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 79 | Dillard University | 23600 | 54600 | 0.5681 | 1,070 | 1055 | 0.7371 | |
| 80 | Lamar University | 23900 | 37700 | 0.3659 | 8,387 | 1040 | 0.8353 | |
| 80 | Northern Arizona University | 23900 | 47000 | 0.493 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 82 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 24000 | 34500 | 0.3046 | 10,396 | 1125 | 0.7162 | |
| 82 | Wheaton College | 24000 | 68000 | 0.647 | 2,181 | 1357 | 0.8491 | |
| 84 | University of Dayton | 24300 | 64400 | 0.6224 | 7,252 | 1319 | 0.6659 | |
| 85 | Lewis University | 24500 | 59800 | 0.5902 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 86 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 24600 | 53800 | 0.5429 | 2,775 | 1105 | 0.9747 | |
| 87 | Seton Hall University | 24900 | 67400 | 0.6302 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 88 | Ave Maria University | 25000 | 46600 | 0.4637 | 1,320 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 89 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25600 | 32800 | 0.2198 | 7,393 | 1125 | 0.8968 | |
| 90 | Ottawa University-Ottawa | 25900 | 82600 | 0.6867 | 871 | 985 | 0.8296 | |
| 91 | Loyola University Maryland | 26100 | 78800 | 0.6689 | 4,013 | 1329 | 0.6986 | |
| 91 | University of Evansville | 26100 | 64700 | 0.5963 | 1,920 | 1174 | 0.9412 | |
| 93 | Presbyterian College | 26200 | 64600 | 0.5945 | 903 | 1150 | 0.6515 | |
| 94 | George Fox University | 27100 | 92800 | 0.7082 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 94 | Saginaw Valley State University | 27100 | 39800 | 0.3209 | 6,280 | 1050 | 0.7843 | |
| 96 | Capital University | 27300 | 63800 | 0.572 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 97 | Western Kentucky University | 27500 | 27500 | 0 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 98 | John Brown University | 27800 | 48300 | 0.4255 | 2,091 | 1187 | 0.6802 | |
| 99 | Cornell College | 27900 | 74800 | 0.6267 | 1,094 | 1243 | 0.799 | |
| 100 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64100 | 0.5617 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 101 | Marquette University | 28400 | 63800 | 0.555 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 102 | Cleveland State University | 28900 | 38600 | 0.2514 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 103 | University of Louisville | 29100 | 29100 | 0 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 104 | Alvernia University | 29400 | 69400 | 0.5762 | 2,192 | 1195 | 0.5806 | |
| 105 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29800 | 33000 | 0.0969 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 106 | Mississippi State University | 29900 | 34400 | 0.1326 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 107 | Wofford College | 30400 | 73200 | 0.5843 | 1,781 | 1305 | 0.5487 | |
| 108 | The College of Wooster | 30600 | 82600 | 0.6301 | 1,515 | 1345 | 0.6438 | |
| 109 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 30700 | 75700 | 0.5941 | 1,652 | 1281 | 0.6441 | |
| 109 | University of North Dakota | 30700 | 33700 | 0.0908 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 111 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 112 | Angelo State University | 31300 | 35400 | 0.1149 | 10,103 | 1045 | 0.7981 | |
| 113 | University of Kentucky | 31500 | 36500 | 0.1371 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 114 | Hampton University | 31600 | 54800 | 0.4233 | 4,046 | 1005 | 0.6358 | |
| 115 | University of Central Florida | 31700 | 42800 | 0.2593 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 115 | Westminster University | 31700 | 94100 | 0.6633 | 868 | 1205 | 0.6513 | |
| 117 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 31900 | 35200 | 0.0938 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 118 | Azusa Pacific University | 32000 | 66600 | 0.5192 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8842 | |
| 118 | Carroll University | 32000 | 63900 | 0.4995 | 2,581 | 1174 | 0.6684 | |
| 120 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 32300 | 54400 | 0.4062 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 121 | Villanova University | 32500 | 92900 | 0.6504 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 122 | Wichita State University | 32600 | 42200 | 0.2269 | 14,906 | 1065 | 0.7224 | |
| 123 | Allegheny College | 32900 | 77600 | 0.5765 | 1,125 | 1243 | 0.5877 | |
| 124 | Rider University | 33000 | 60200 | 0.4518 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 124 | Ursinus College | 33000 | 83700 | 0.6059 | 1,378 | 1303 | 0.9285 | |
| 126 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 17,556 | 1090 | 0.5386 | |
| 127 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 57500 | 0.4137 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 127 | Utica University | 33700 | 48600 | 0.3068 | 2,191 | 1214 | 0.9187 | |
| 129 | Berry College | 34300 | 62400 | 0.4504 | 2,262 | 1219 | 0.7315 | |
| 130 | University of Idaho | 34500 | 48700 | 0.2916 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 131 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 34600 | 59100 | 0.4143 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 132 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 34700 | 46400 | 0.2519 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 133 | Samford University | 34800 | 93800 | 0.6291 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 134 | Southern Connecticut State University | 35200 | 42000 | 0.162 | 7,252 | 965 | 0.9482 | |
| 135 | Cedarville University | 35400 | 57000 | 0.3784 | 5,794 | 1232 | 0.6529 | |
| 136 | Bradley University | 35800 | 60300 | 0.4064 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 137 | Beloit College | 37000 | 81700 | 0.547 | 997 | 1296 | 0.7039 | |
| 138 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 37100 | 40700 | 0.0876 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 138 | University of Maine at Farmington | 37100 | 40800 | 0.0908 | 1,661 | 1062 | 0.9832 | |
| 140 | Loyola University New Orleans | 37300 | 74600 | 0.4998 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 140 | University of West Georgia | 37300 | 47300 | 0.2113 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 142 | Widener University | 37600 | 79400 | 0.5266 | 2,975 | 1179 | 0.7093 | |
| 142 | Xavier University | 37600 | 68100 | 0.4481 | 3,744 | 1286 | 0.848 | |
| 144 | East Tennessee State University | 38500 | 38500 | 0 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 145 | Westmont College | 38600 | 80300 | 0.5193 | 1,311 | 1315 | 0.8059 | |
| 146 | Arcadia University | 39000 | 71600 | 0.4551 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 146 | Saint Vincent College | 39000 | 64600 | 0.3959 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 148 | Loyola University Chicago | 39200 | 74800 | 0.4762 | 12,640 | 1262 | 0.751 | |
| 149 | Nichols College | 39600 | 59600 | 0.3359 | 1,163 | 1135 | 0.8084 | |
| 150 | University of Wyoming | 39700 | 45300 | 0.1229 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 151 | Boise State University | 40200 | 50100 | 0.1974 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 152 | Saint Francis University | 40400 | 67300 | 0.3996 | 2,567 | 1150 | 0.7682 | |
| 153 | University of Maine | 40600 | 42800 | 0.0514 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 154 | University of Redlands | 41100 | 90700 | 0.5471 | 1,941 | 1233 | 0.8272 | |
| 155 | Butler University | 41300 | 68400 | 0.3965 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 156 | Virginia State University | 41400 | 42800 | 0.0327 | 5,124 | 955 | 0.8863 | |
| 157 | Susquehanna University | 42000 | 85600 | 0.5092 | 2,220 | 1199 | 0.7908 | |
| 158 | Seattle University | 42400 | 85300 | 0.5028 | 4,370 | 1299 | 0.7313 | |
| 159 | Saint Louis University | 42500 | 84300 | 0.4956 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 159 | University of Arizona | 42500 | 48600 | 0.1254 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 161 | Arkansas State University | 42900 | 44600 | 0.0381 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 162 | Merrimack College | 43300 | 78800 | 0.4501 | 4,123 | 1124 | 0.6927 | |
| 163 | State University of New York at Cortland | 44700 | 52600 | 0.1501 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 164 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 47500 | 57100 | 0.1681 | 32,545 | 1129 | 0.799 | |
| 165 | Marymount Manhattan College | 48900 | 74900 | 0.3472 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 166 | DePaul University | 49100 | 69400 | 0.2923 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 167 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 49200 | 58800 | 0.1628 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 168 | Chapman University | 49900 | 94000 | 0.4693 | 7,630 | 1336 | 0.7206 | |
| 169 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 51100 | 64400 | 0.2065 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 170 | Northwest Nazarene University | 51400 | 87600 | 0.4131 | 1,043 | 1145 | 0.7159 | |
| 171 | Molloy University | 55800 | 62300 | 0.1044 | 3,396 | 1188 | 0.6633 | |
| 172 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,405 | 1284 | 0.74 | |
| 173 | Hofstra University | 59200 | 83300 | 0.2894 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 174 | Mercyhurst University | 61000 | 68000 | 0.1029 | 2,214 | 1203 | 0.775 | |
| 175 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 64000 | 64000 | 0 | 3,211 | 1243 | 0.9594 | |
| 176 | Santa Clara University | 69100 | 85400 | 0.1909 | 6,695 | 1399 | 0.4788 | |
| 177 | University of California-Irvine | 71900 | 75000 | 0.0413 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 178 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 82900 | 82900 | 0 | 18,194 | 1281 | 0.7273 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.