UAB has the lowest tuition among the top five universities for teachers

For more information about the UAB School of Education, go to www.uab.edu/education.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been recognized as a top college for teacher education by The Online College Database, which touts itself as the most current and comprehensive source for U.S. college and university data.

UAB was among the “Top Colleges in Alabama Shaping the Next Generation” and honored as being a postsecondary institution that graduated the most education and teaching professionals in 2012. The College Database used the following methodology to identify the top colleges: fully accredited, four-year institution, public or private, not-for-profit U.S. college with a minimum of 10 graduates from education or teaching programs in 2012.

The College Database is a “not-for-profit organization with a goal to provide free information about education options both nationally and locally to students, parents and other interested parties,” according to its website. For more information about the UAB School of Education, go to www.uab.edu/education