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Best Organizational Management Schools Near Birmingham, AL
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Birmingham, Alabama has 1 accredited school offering organizational management programs, with tuition ranging from $9,098 to $28,145 per year for indexed programs. Birmingham has a population of about 196,357. In the Birmingham, AL metro area, the top-earning organizational management-related role is Training and Development Managers at a median $133,980 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Organizational Management Schools to Birmingham
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer organizational management programs near Birmingham, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Birmingham 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 Birmingham.
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.
Birmingham is part of the Birmingham, AL metro area (BLS area code 13820). 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 Managers
$123,560
Birmingham, AL
$134,891
Social and Community Service Managers
$74,450
Birmingham, AL
$81,277
Human Resources Managers
$127,080
Birmingham, AL
$138,734
Training and Development Managers
$133,980
Birmingham, AL
$146,266
Human Resources Specialists
$67,880
Birmingham, AL
$74,105
Management Analysts
$108,220
Birmingham, AL
$118,144
Public Relations Managers
$98,210
Birmingham, AL
$107,216
Medical and Health Services Managers
$100,500
Birmingham, AL
$109,716
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.
Birmingham at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
91.6 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
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How many accredited organizational management schools are near Birmingham, AL?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering organizational management programs near Birmingham. The closest is University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, AL (1.5 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Alabama at Birmingham (1.5 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying organizational management roles near Birmingham?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying organizational management-related roles near Birmingham are: Training and Development Managers ($133,980), Human Resources Managers ($127,080), General and Operations Managers ($123,560). 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 Mountain Brook instead of Birmingham?
Mountain Brook, AL is 4.3 miles from Birmingham and has its own set of local organizational management 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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Data verified: September 7, 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.
