Graduate School Tuition at Columbus State University

Columbus State University is a four-years, public school located in Columbus, GA. It offers 47 graduate programs - 30 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 8 Post-bachelor's, and 8 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $7,680 for Georgia residents and $12,774 for others. A total of 1,476 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,479 students at CSU.
CSU offers online graduate programs and 952 out of 1,476 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program has the highest salary ($69,300) after graduation and the Master's Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $67,000 average salary.
You can find CSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

Columbus State University is a four-years, public school located in Columbus, Georgia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,680 for Georgia residents and $12,774 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-seven (47) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameColumbus State University
Typefour-years, public
Address4225 University Ave, Columbus, GA
Graduate School Students1,495 students
952 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$7,680
Out-of-State$12,774
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 47 Graduate Programs
30 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 16 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Columbus State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.
For Georgia residents, the tuition & fees are $7,680 and $12,774 for non-Georgia residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $350 for Georgia residents and $633 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$6,300$11,394
Fees$1,380$1,380
Cost per Credit$350$633
Books & Supplies$1,600
Room & Board$11,262 (On-Campus) / $10,122 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$6,184 (On-Campus) / $6,184 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$26,726$31,820
Off-Campus Total$25,586$30,680
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$8,170$8,170$8,170$7,680$7,680
Out-of-State$13,264$13,264$13,264$12,774$12,774

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Columbus State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 47 major areas - 30 Master's , 1 Doctorate , 8 Post-Bachelor', 8 Post-Master'.
480 students have been conferred Master's degree and 53 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
Total480531133
Men1752158
Women30532625
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.
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Marriage and Family Therapy/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - $59,200 -
Special Education and Teaching17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $44,500 - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $32,800 - -
Elementary Education and Teaching19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary Education and Teaching25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Early Childhood Education and Teaching3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)49 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Art Teacher Education3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
English/Language Arts Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mathematics Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Social Science Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Social Studies Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Drama and Dance Teacher Education9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies56 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences (other)18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $35,000 - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing101 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $47,400 - -
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $67,000 - -
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8
Salary After Completing - $59,200 -
Administration of Special EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $32,800 - -
Elementary Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16
Salary After Completing - - -
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Salary After Completing - - -
Early Childhood Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Salary After Completing - - -
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Medieval and Renaissance StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Design and Visual CommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Theory and CompositionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 7,898 students enrolled in Columbus State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,495 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 488 male and 1,007 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 463 full-time and 1,032 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 952 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 194 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,495463 1,032
Men Students488185 303
Women Students1,007278 729
By race/ethnicity 723 White, 544 Black, and 38 Asian students are attending at Columbus State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total1,495 4881,007
American Indian or Native American5 23
Asian14 24544
Black544 137407
Hispanic81 2259
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders2 11
White723 265458
Tow or More Races30 1020
Race Unknown12 57
5 students are younger than 22 and 480 students are older than 65. The school has 537 students aged between 22 and 30 and 454 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,495
21 & Under5
22-24191
25-29346
30-34221
35-39233
40 & Over480
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At CSU, 952 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 194 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,476
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses952
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses194
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses330
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses952
Georgia Resident775
Other State In U.S.169
Outside of U.S.8
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