Graduate School Tuition at Columbia Southern University

Columbia Southern University is a four-years, private (for-profit) school located in Orange Beach, AL. It offers 17 graduate programs - 8 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 8 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $3,820 for all graduate students. A total of 4,618 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 15,948 students at Columbia Southern.
Columbia Southern offers online graduate programs and 4,618 out of 4,618 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Homeland Security program has the highest salary ($68,000) after graduation and the Master's Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $67,400 average salary.
You can find Columbia Southern's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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 Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 17 Graduate Programs
8 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 8 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program 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 all students.
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 (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$3,915$4,035$4,035$4,155$3,820

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

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 163 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'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,81716351-
Men98511231-
Women8325120-
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.
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Organizational Leadership194ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business Administration and Management815ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $55,700 - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Health84ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration143ONLINE NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $60,700 - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management128ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Homeland Security10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $68,000 - -
Fire Science/Fire-fightingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration69ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician374ONLINE NOT OFFERED 12ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $67,400 - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

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 schools, 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
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,7404,740 -
Men Students2,5532,553 -
Women Students2,1872,187 -
By race/ethnicity 2,194 White, 1,108 Black, and 153 Asian students are attending at Columbia Southern University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total4,740 2,5532,187
American Indian or Native American41 2516
Asian88 651,108
Black1,108 463645
Hispanic144 7965
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders20 1010
White2,194 1,339855
Tow or More Races124 5371
Race Unknown952 492460
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, 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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