Of the 61 colleges in Alabama, 61 colleges offer online programs. By school type, there are 37 public and 24 private schools.

By offered degree, 61 schools offer undergraduate level programs and 30 schools offer graduate programs through online.

In particular, 3 colleges offer all programs through online only. The schools are:

The 2024 average tuition & fees of the schools is $15,546 for undergraduate programs and $16,633 for graduate programs. Schools may offer "in-state" rate for Alabama residents.

A total of 82,480 students were in online degree programs or took online courses. It is 28.18% of total enrollment.

Alabama Online Schools Average Statistics

The following table shows the 2024 average academic statistics for Alabama Online Schools.

Alabama Online Schools Average Statistics (2023-2024)
Number of Online Schools61 Online Schools (37 public, 24 private)
Tuition & Fees$15,546 Undergraduate
$16,633 Graduate
Student PopulationTotal 292,658 (4,798 in average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 82,480 (1,352 in average)
Average Number of Online Programs Offered15
Student to Faculty Ratio15.7 to 1

Alabama Online Schools Comparison

The following table lists and compare Alabama colleges that offer online degree and/or courses.

2024 Tuition Comparison Between Online Schools in Alabama
NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationOnline PopulationNumber of Total ProgramsNumber of Online Programs
Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL $18,634 $21,574 6,007 429 62 2
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL $21,864 $20,556 21,639 5,984 196 16
Amridge UniversityMontgomery, AL $10,470 $13,090 647 647 34 34
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL $24,662 $25,484 9,237 1,177 110 11
Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL $19,576 $17,752 3,828 420 61 6
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL $33,200 $33,040 38,644 5,820 231 6
Central Alabama Community CollegeAlexander City, AL $8,850 - 1,777 392 34 1
Athens State UniversityAthens, AL $17,370 $16,920 2,894 1,832 55 35
Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AL $20,092 $19,018 5,109 993 77 19
Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL $33,944 $33,908 31,764 3,101 274 48
Birmingham-Southern CollegeBirmingham, AL $22,750 $8,400 975 - 31
Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City, AL $8,850 - 1,641 250 29
South University-MontgomeryMontgomery, AL $18,238 $16,536 361 198 20 17
Enterprise State Community CollegeEnterprise, AL $8,850 - 2,010 568 32 12
Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette, AL $8,790 - 6,800 1,789 47 1
Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL $23,920 $16,025 2,817 1,137 60
Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsden, AL $7,080 - 4,352 1,155 62 2
George C Wallace Community College-DothanDothan, AL $8,730 - 3,832 637 43 7
George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, AL $8,790 - 5,965 1,172 81 3
George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaSelma, AL $8,490 - 1,860 874 24
Herzing University-BirminghamBirmingham, AL $13,420 $9,160 578 197 40 35
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL $28,650 $14,300 817 - 33
Heritage Christian UniversityFlorence, AL $11,982 $5,742 143 110 4 4
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegeHuntsville, AL $8,940 - 976 100 35
Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AL $22,716 $17,640 9,632 2,087 78 24
Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL $8,850 - 8,431 3,008 41 7
John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner, AL $8,870 - 8,163 2,949 34 4
Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL $8,790 - 2,919 604 65
University of West AlabamaLivingston, AL $20,090 $13,546 5,860 4,362 55 18
Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusia, AL $8,790 - 1,929 496 31 2
Marion Military InstituteMarion, AL $15,538 - 320 - 2
Miles CollegeFairfield, AL $12,714 - 1,258 109 25
University of MobileMobile, AL $26,120 $14,380 1,804 84 59 1
University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL $26,730 $26,532 2,586 193 40
Northwest-Shoals Community CollegeMuscle Shoals, AL $8,881 - 4,032 614 52 5
University of North AlabamaFlorence, AL $22,190 $18,900 9,830 3,346 107 35
Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville, AL $8,790 - 2,590 807 45
Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL $21,838 $14,516 1,470 109 75 4
Reid State Technical CollegeEvergreen, AL $10,700 - 434 17 15
Bishop State Community CollegeMobile, AL $9,090 - 2,968 368 36 2
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL $38,144 $22,604 5,682 218 128 25
Selma UniversitySelma, AL $4,800 $4,800 50 35 9
Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa, AL $8,877 - 4,166 1,315 54 3
Snead State Community CollegeBoaz, AL $9,536 - 2,507 1,324 26 3
University of South AlabamaMobile, AL $18,652 $17,680 13,438 3,953 122 12
Spring Hill CollegeMobile, AL $23,270 $7,854 1,046 128 71 29
Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, AL $11,392 - 744 223 17
Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL $15,650 $17,753 903 266 27 27
H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomery, AL $8,700 - 1,984 648 57 2
Troy UniversityTroy, AL $19,584 $17,100 14,156 7,151 91 46
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL $23,440 $24,224 2,570 2 66
United States Sports AcademyDaphne, AL $18,900 $19,440 240 240 10 10
Bevill State Community CollegeJasper, AL $8,234 - 3,703 855 47 8
Southern Union State Community CollegeWadley, AL $8,790 - 4,386 645 52 4
Remington College-Mobile CampusMobile, AL $20,476 - 255 - 11
Huntsville Bible CollegeHuntsville, AL $4,730 $4,814 92 14 13
Strayer University-AlabamaBirmingham, AL $13,920 $15,135 1,380 1,380 36 36
Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, AL $5,808 $3,820 15,948 15,948 54 54
Fortis Institute-BirminghamBirmingham, AL $14,561 - 381 - 8
Ross Medical Education Center-HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL $16,297 - 85 - 5
Alabama School of Nail Technology & CosmetologyJackson, AL $17,733 - 43 - 2
Average$15,546 $16,633 4,798 1,352 54.7705 15.1220