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2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Columbia Southern University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $3,820 for prospective students.
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$3,640
Fees$180
Room & Board$8,932 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$6,064 (Off-Campus)
Off-Campus Total$18,816
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$3,915$4,035$4,035$4,155$3,820

Graduate Program Overview

Columbia Southern University is a four-years, private (for-profit) school located in Orange Beach, Alabama. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $3,820.
It offers seventeen (17) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameColumbia Southern University
TypeFour-years, Private (for-profit)
Address21982 University Lane, Orange Beach, AL
Graduate School Students4,740 students
4,618 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$3,820
Student to Faculty28:1 (3.57%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 17 Graduate Programs
8 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 8 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Columbia Southern University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 17 major areas - 8 Master's (8 online programs), 1 Doctorate (1 online programs), 8 Post-Bachelor'(8 online programs). 1,817 students have been conferred Master's degree and 29 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,8172951-
Men9851331-
Women8321620-
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Natural Resources and Conservation
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 12ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Human Services
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Business
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician374ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration69ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management128ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration143ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Health84ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management815ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership194ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 16,412 students enrolled in Columbia Southern University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 4,740 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 2,553 male and 2,187 female graduate students. All 4,740 graduate students are enrolled as full-time status
It offers online degree programs and 4,618 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total4,740
Men Students2,553
Women Students2,187
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total4,740
Full-time Students4,740
Part-time Students-
By race/ethnicity 2,194 White, 1,108 Black, and 153 Asian students are attending at Columbia Southern University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total4,740
American Indian /
Native American		41
Asian153
Black1,108
Hispanic144
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander		20
White2,194
Two or more races124
Un-Known952
2 students are younger than 22 and 2,336 students are older than 65. The school has 535 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,745 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total4,740
21 & Under2
22-2493
25-29442
30-34759
35-39986
40 & Over2,336
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Columbia Southern University, 4,618 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,618
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses4,618
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses0
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses4,618
Alabama Resident252
Other State In U.S.3,914
Outside of U.S.452
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