Best Degree Completion Programs in Alabama 2027

Why it ranks #1: Its rate is $256 per credit for Alabama residents (the lowest on this list) and 58% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 7 other colleges on this list).

Athens State runs a degree-completion route for its online Bachelor of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Degree-seeking entry requires at least 36 transferable semester credits, 15 general education credits, a 2.0 transfer GPA and eligibility to return to your prior colleges. Courses teach you to forecast demand, address disruptions and find inefficiencies, with research projects and logistics planning alongside faculty.

Why it ranks #2: Its online rate is $278 per credit for Alabama residents (lower than 8 other colleges on this list) and 100% of its undergraduates study fully online (higher than 8 other colleges on this list).

Up to 90 credits can transfer into the BS in Organizational Leadership at Columbia Southern University in Orange Beach, subject to the degree evaluation. The 48-credit major covers organizational behavior, team building, negotiation and leadership communication, and social psychology and industrial-organizational psychology support it. A plan with 42 elective credits leaves room for coursework you already finished elsewhere.

Why it ranks #3: 80% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (the highest on this list) and 100% of its undergraduates study fully online (higher than 8 other colleges on this list).

Amridge University will do an unofficial evaluation of your transfer credit before you enroll, which helps if your transcripts are scattered. Transfer and returning students pay $395 per semester hour at the full-time rate. The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration requires 128 semester hours, at least 40 of them taken at Amridge, and transfer students with earlier college attendance need no standardized test.

Why it ranks #4: 60% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 8 other colleges on this list) and its online rate is $382 per credit for Alabama residents (lower than 3 other colleges on this list).

Alabama residents pay $382 per credit hour at Auburn University at Montgomery, and nonresidents pay $405, plus technology and online fees. The 100% online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Healthcare Administration is 120 credits and accepts up to 64 transfer credits. There is no application fee, and rolling admissions let you apply when it suits you.

Why it ranks #5: Its online rate is $507 per credit for Alabama residents (lower than 1 other college on this list) and its graduates in this field earn a median $63,036 a year (higher than 5 other colleges on this list).

Transfer admission at UAB asks for a 2.0 GPA after 24 semester hours of transferable work. The Bachelor of Science in Management is 100% online in two formats: self-paced, or an enhanced online format with guaranteed seating and accelerated courses at a tuition premium. Online courses in the Collat School of Business cost $507 per semester hour for residents and nonresidents, and you choose Business Administration or Operations Management.

Why it ranks #6: Its online rate is $382 per credit for Alabama residents (lower than 3 other colleges on this list) and 42% of its undergraduates study fully online (higher than 3 other colleges on this list).

Request an unofficial review of your previous undergraduate coursework first, then complete formal admission and the degree evaluation for Troy's Bachelor of Science in Social Science. Up to 75% of the degree may transfer after evaluation. Published concentration choices are general social science, geography and leadership, and the coursework includes research methods and statistics. Online study is available alongside campus and blended options.

Why it ranks #7: Its online rate is $350 per credit for Alabama residents (lower than 5 other colleges on this list) and 51% of its transfer students earn a degree within eight years (higher than 4 other colleges on this list).

Apply as a transfer student to the University of North Alabama and submit official college transcripts. If you have fewer than 24 credits, freshman admission requirements also apply. The online BS in Geography totals 120 credits and has a geospatial core with Cartography and Visualization and Geographic Information Systems. You finish with three credits of approved experiential learning and a Geoscience Capstone.

Why it ranks #8: Its online rate is $335 per credit for Alabama residents (lower than 6 other colleges on this list) and 44% of its undergraduates study fully online (higher than 4 other colleges on this list).

Faulkner University in Montgomery prices its adult programs at $335 per semester hour, with a $75 per semester hour fee for fully online courses. Military qualified students with 60 hours or less pay $250. The Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies lets you combine several disciplines into one curriculum, and admission asks for a 2.0 cumulative GPA on all previous college work.

Why it ranks #9: Its online rate is $325 per credit for Alabama residents (lower than 7 other colleges on this list) and 58% of its undergraduates study fully online (higher than 6 other colleges on this list).

Where your credits came from matters at the University of West Alabama: it permits up to 60 credits from two-year institutions or 90 from four-year institutions toward the 120-credit BS in Sociology. Thirty-six of those credits are in sociology, and Traditional, Community Health and Criminal Justice tracks end differently. A minor or second major forms part of the degree.

Why it ranks #10: 57% of its undergraduates study fully online (higher than 5 other colleges on this list) and it accepts up to 90 transfer credits (higher than 1 other college on this list).

There is no campus residency requirement for the online Bachelor of Sports Science in Exercise Science at United States Sports University. Transfer applicants need a cumulative 2.0 GPA and official transcripts, and up to 90 hours of transfer credit can apply, subject to category limits. Required courses include exercise testing, sports nutrition and applied sports mechanics, and the major ends with a Senior Research Project.