| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
It offers 63 graduate programs - 37 Master's, 13 Doctorate, 7 Post-bachelor's, and 6 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $21,797.
A total of 1,887 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,097 students at Samford. Samford offers online graduate programs and 366 out of 1,887 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $21,797. It offers sixty-three (63) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Samford University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL |
| Graduate School Students | 1,959 students 366 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $21,797 |
| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 63 Graduate Programs 37 Master's, 13 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Samford University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $21,797 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $957.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $20,897 | |
| Fees | $900 | |
| Cost per Credit | $957 | |
| Books & Supplies | $1,200 | |
| Room & Board | $13,056 (On-Campus) / $21,106 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $5,335 (On-Campus) / $5,996 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $41,388 | |
| Off-Campus Total | $50,099 | |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $21,227 | $21,575 | $21,921 | $22,604 | $21,797 |
Samford University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 63 major areas - 37 Master's (13 online programs), 13 Doctorate (7 online programs), 7 Post-Bachelor's (4 online programs), 6 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 334 students have been conferred Master's degree and 348 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 334 | 348 | 21 | 2 |
| Men | 103 | 107 | 4 | 2 |
| Women | 231 | 241 | 17 | - |
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.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Divinity/Ministry | 3 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietetics/Dietitian | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 13ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | ONLINE | ONLINE | 5ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | 7ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | |||
| Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision | 18 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Special Education and Teaching | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Music Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | 17ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Health Law | 8ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) | 13ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious/Sacred Music | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Theology/Theological Studies | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Divinity/Ministry | 26 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | 28 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Keyboard Instruments | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Voice and Opera | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 22 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 6ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Physician Assistant | 35 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Public Health | 20ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Medical Informatics | 3ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nursing Administration | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Nurse Anesthetist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 29ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 1ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing | 2ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 55 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting | 23 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | |||
| Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 | |
| Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divinity/Ministry | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Public Health | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Medical Informatics | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Nursing Administration | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Nurse Anesthetist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 1,776 full-time and 183 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 366 students enrolled through online exclusively and 284 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,391 White, 302 Black, and 52 Asian students are attending at Samford University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
114 grad students are younger than 22 and 218 students are older than 65. It has 1,326 students aged between 22 and 30 and 229 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 1,959 |
|---|---|
| Men | 637 |
| Women | 1,322 |
| Total | 1,959 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 1,776 |
| Part-time Students | 183 |
| Total | 1,959 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 8 |
| Asian | 52 |
| Black | 302 |
| Hispanic | 94 |
| White | 1,391 |
| Two or more races | 27 |
| Un-Known | 73 |
| Total | 1,959 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 114 |
| 22-24 | 908 |
| 25-29 | 418 |
| 30-34 | 124 |
| 35-39 | 105 |
| 40 & Over | 218 |
At Samford University graduate schools, 366 students enrolled online exclusively and 284 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 1,887 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 366 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 284 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,237 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 366 |
|---|---|
| Alabama Resident | 246 |
| Other State In U.S. | 101 |
| Outside of U.S. | 19 |