@joyfulmama – sure, I can shoot him and email. I think one of the women in his class was also deciding between the two. If they are able to answer questions, I can pm you their email addresses. They may be more comfortable communicating directly with your D.
If you search musicaliowan’s posts he also detailed things in the final decision thread.
My understanding is that there are similarities between the UALABAMA and JMU programs. Both professionally focused programs within the context of a comprehensive university. I think Bama is a bigger school that JMU, and Tuscaloosa a bigger town.