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Career Information for Writers in Alabama

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Fast Facts for Writers in Alabama

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Montgomery
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Mobile
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Birmingham

Salaries for Writers in Alabama

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Montgomery. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Writers in Alabama are listed below.

Selected Writing Schools in Alabama

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University of Phoenix
Birmingham

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Communication, Communication With A Concentration In Culture And Communication, Communication With A Concentration In Marketing And Sales Communication, Communication/Culture And Communication, Communication/Marketing And Sales Communication, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

Selected Online Schools for Writers in Alabama

Walden University
Online

Offers online graduate degrees in a wide variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Communication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Grand Canyon University
Online

Grand Canyon University offers over 60 degree programs that can be taken on campus, or online. GCU is a Christian university based in Phoenix.

  • Programs: Communications
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Writing Stories For Children
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Alabama Writing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alabama A & M UniversityNormalDoctorate5,706
Alabama State UniversityMontgomeryDoctorate5,608
Athens State UniversityAthensBachelor3,072
Auburn University Main CampusAuburn UniversityDoctorate & First Professional24,137
Auburn University-MontgomeryMontgomeryMasters5,138
Birmingham Southern CollegeBirminghamMasters1,389
Faulkner UniversityMontgomeryMasters & First Professional2,918
Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsdenAssociate5,514
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomeryBachelor954
Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonvilleMasters9,077
Judson CollegeMarionBachelor311
Miles CollegeFairfieldBachelor1,210
Oakwood UniversityHuntsvilleMasters1,824
Samford UniversityBirminghamDoctorate & First Professional4,485
Spring Hill CollegeMobileMasters1,538
Stillman CollegeTuscaloosaBachelor915
Talladega CollegeTalladegaBachelor350
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosaDoctorate & First Professional25,544
Troy UniversityTroyMasters28,955
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegeeDoctorate & First Professional2,936
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirminghamDoctorate & First Professional16,246
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsvilleDoctorate7,264
University of MobileMobileMasters1,541
University of MontevalloMontevalloMasters2,949
University of North AlabamaFlorenceMasters7,097
University of South AlabamaMobileDoctorate13,779
University of West AlabamaLivingstonMasters4,011

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Writers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Alabama. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Writers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Writers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ALABAMA

   
Montgomery70$61,2701.4
Birmingham140$46,7700.9
Mobile40$47,0600.7
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