Best Healthcare Schools Near Huntsville, AL (2026)

Huntsville, Alabama has 5 accredited schools offering healthcare programs, with tuition ranging from $10,024 to $27,153 per year for indexed programs. Huntsville has a population of about 230,402. In the Huntsville, AL metro area, the top-earning healthcare-related role is Medical and Health Services Manager at a median $99,170 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


Closest Healthcare Schools to Huntsville

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer healthcare programs near Huntsville, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Huntsville 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:

  • 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 Huntsville. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

Ranked by BOC Score โ€” U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.

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#1

Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville

Huntsville, AL 2.8 miles from Huntsville
  • 2 year
  • Accredited
28.2 BOC Score
Graduation rate 55%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $30,060
Avg net price $19,201/yr
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 3

Source:Accreditor: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education SchoolsIPEDSCollege Scorecard

#2

Oakwood University

Huntsville, AL 4.1 miles from Huntsville
  • 4 year
  • Offers a fully online program
32.5 BOC Score
Graduation rate 49%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $42,488
Avg net price $25,669/yr
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 67%
  • Programs offered: 41

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#3

J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College

Huntsville, AL 6.6 miles from Huntsville
  • 2 year
28.9 BOC Score
Graduation rate 21%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $28,281
Avg net price $6,005/yr
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 14

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Alabama schools on the Alabama healthcare page.


Healthcare Wages Near Huntsville

Huntsville is part of the Huntsville, AL metro area (BLS area code 26620). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Alabama statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Medical and Health Services Manager$99,170Huntsville, AL$106,520
Health Information Technologist or Medical RegistrarN/AAL statewide
Medical Records Specialist$38,150Huntsville, AL$40,977
Medical Secretary or Administrative Assistant$37,680Huntsville, AL$40,473
Healthcare Social Worker$62,560Huntsville, AL$67,197
Epidemiologist$74,740AL statewide$80,279

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.


Huntsville at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Regional Price Parity (US=100)93.1 (below U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024
Healthcare-related employment in Madison County19,206 workers, 1,700 establishmentsBLS QCEW 2024 annual

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited healthcare schools are near Huntsville, AL?

Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering healthcare programs near Huntsville. The closest is Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville in Huntsville, AL (2.8 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is John C Calhoun State Community College (17.6 miles). 3 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying healthcare roles near Huntsville?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying healthcare-related roles near Huntsville are: Medical and Health Services Manager ($99,170), Epidemiologist ($74,740), Healthcare Social Worker ($62,560). 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 Madison instead of Huntsville?

Madison, AL is 6.6 miles from Huntsville and has its own set of local healthcare 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.


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Other Programs Available in Huntsville

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Data verified: August 31, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024โ€“2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.