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Best Entrepreneurship Schools Near Montgomery, AL (2026)
Updated September 6, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Montgomery, Alabama has 5 accredited schools offering entrepreneurship programs, with tuition ranging from $9,098 to $28,145 per year for indexed programs. Montgomery has a population of about 195,818. In the Montgomery, AL metro area, the top-earning entrepreneurship-related role is General and Operations Manager at a median $107,980 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Entrepreneurship Schools to Montgomery
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer entrepreneurship programs near Montgomery, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Montgomery city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
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:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Montgomery.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Montgomery is part of the Montgomery, AL metro area (BLS area code 33860). 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)
General and Operations Manager
$107,980
Montgomery, AL
$120,379
Management Analyst
$88,610
Montgomery, AL
$98,785
Marketing Manager
$99,040
Montgomery, AL
$110,412
Market Research Analyst
$61,240
Montgomery, AL
$68,272
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.
Montgomery at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
89.7 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Montgomery-Area Cities With Entrepreneurship Programs
How many accredited entrepreneurship schools are near Montgomery, AL?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering entrepreneurship programs near Montgomery. The closest is Auburn University at Montgomery in Montgomery, AL (5.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Alabama at Birmingham (85.8 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying entrepreneurship roles near Montgomery?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying entrepreneurship-related roles near Montgomery are: General and Operations Manager ($107,980), Marketing Manager ($99,040), Management Analyst ($88,610). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Alabama statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Prattville instead of Montgomery?
Prattville, AL is 13.5 miles from Montgomery and has its own set of local entrepreneurship programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 6, 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.
