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UM Named Top College Theatre Program in Alabama
The Department of Theatre in the College of Fine Arts was recognized by onstageblog.com as the Top College Theatre Program in Alabama in the website’s 2021 state rankings.
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The website recognized “college programs that are doing some amazing things and giving their students fantastic preparation for their various industries” from across the nation. Each collegiate theatre program was evaluated by a committee of students, educators, parents and alumni.
Cyber Tuition for Graduate Programs, Discounted Summer Tuition
Out-of-state students who enroll in the University’s online graduate programs beginning with the 2021-2022 academic year will pay the same as in-state graduate students as a result of the new cyber tuition rates.
Students who are enrolled in all-online graduate courses through UM’s Stephens College of Business or College of Education & Human Development will pay the same tuition as in-state graduate students whether they are in-state or out-of-state.
UM’s tuition has been frozen since the 2018-2019 academic year and will remain the same through at least the end of the 2021-2022 academic year.
The University has also reduced its summer tuition rates for multiple years and will continue to offer reduced summer tuition rates to students this year.
University Named Best Teaching School in Alabama
UM has been named the best school in the state and one of the top schools in the southeast for graduate programs in instructional media design, specifically instructional technology.
Teaching Degree Search recently released its 2021 Best Teaching Schools rankings, and UM was named the best instructional media design school in Alabama, the best instructional media design graduate school in Alabama and one of the top 10 instructional media design schools in the southeast.
The rankings were compiled using data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as other factors such as salaries of graduates, average student loan debt and graduation rate.
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