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Phenix City, Alabama has 38 accredited schools offering artificial intelligence programs, with tuition ranging from $3,992 to $34,922 per year for indexed programs. Phenix City has a population of about 38,509. In Alabama, the top-earning artificial intelligence-related role is Computer and Information Research Scientist at a median $117,870 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer artificial intelligence programs near Phenix City, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Phenix City city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Phenix City. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Alabama schools on the Alabama artificial intelligence page.
Phenix City is part of the Columbus, GA-AL metro area (BLS area code 17980). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Alabama statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Research Scientist | $117,870 | AL statewide | $131,993 |
| Data Scientist | $78,620 | Columbus, GA-AL | $88,040 |
| Software Developer | $116,150 | Columbus, GA-AL | $130,067 |
| Computer Systems Analyst | $103,410 | Columbus, GA-AL | $115,801 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 89.3 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 38 accredited schools offering artificial intelligence programs near Phenix City. The closest is Chattahoochee Valley Community College in Phenix City, AL (2.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Southern Union State Community College (56.2 miles). 8 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying artificial intelligence-related roles near Phenix City are: Computer and Information Research Scientist ($117,870), Software Developer ($116,150), Computer Systems Analyst ($103,410). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Alabama statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Columbus, GA is 9.3 miles from Phenix City and has its own set of local artificial intelligence programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Phenix City:
Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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