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Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama and is one of the biggest commercial banking centers in the USA. Birmingham is seen as having one of the best higher education systems in the whole of the South, it is home to numerous colleges such as University of Alabama, Cumberland Law School Miles College and the world famous Samford University The University of Alabama at Birmingham is the state of Alabama’s largest employer, with some 23,000 employees, and has an annual economic impact exceeding $7.15 billion. Thirteen UAB graduate programs were ranked in the top 25 in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Graduate School” list, and 10 UAB specialties were ranked among the nation’s top 50 programs of their kind in the U.S. Another great University in Birmingham is Samford University which is among the one hundred oldest higher education institutions in the United States and today it is considered among the top-ranked private universities in the nation. The university offers 30 undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as 158 undergraduate majors, minors and concentrations. The university is made up of ten academic schools, all of which are located on the scenic 200-acre campus just outside Birmingham. Among the notable former students are Cordell Hull, the longest-serving Secretary of State in US history, world-leading soprano Elizabeth Futral, Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper editor Harold E. Martin as well as renowned American football coach, Bobby Bowden. You also have Birmingham-Southern College which covers 192 acres south of downtown Birmingham and houses 45 traditional red brick university buildings in green, leafy open spaces. The university currently offers around 25 undergraduate majors, 25 minors and 10 special programs. BSC is often rated highly for the quality of its teaching staff and its graduates.  Birmingham-Southern is in the top tier liberal arts school receiving accolades from U.S.& World news and Forbes magazine. You also have Miles College in Birmingham which is a premier liberal arts institution located in metropolitan Birmingham within the corporate limits of the City of Fairfield. Miles, which is fully accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and accredited by Commission on Colleges for the awarding of Baccalaureate Degrees, is the only four-year institution in historic Birmingham, Alabama designated as a member of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Just 35 miles north of Birmingham you will find the University of Montevallo which is the top-ranked public regional university in Alabamba for the last 12 years. University of Montevallo was named the best value out of all regional universities in Alabama, and ranked in the top 20 in its category in the Southeast. You have 73 campus buildings (including 4 antebellum structures) 9 residence halls and the National Historic District at the center of campus, it was was the first Alabama institution of higher learning to guarantee its teacher-education graduates. The great education system in Birmingham is seen as a major attraction for families who want to reside there and also fuels a strong workforce. Birmingham is the hub of 550 technology companies, is the 12th largest banking center in the USA and was voted number 1 best city for Millennial Entrepreneurs. If you would like to see some of our great properties in Birmingham please email invest@globalinvestmentsincorporated.com