Graduate School Tuition at Samford University

Samford University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Birmingham, AL. It offers 58 graduate programs - 36 Master's, 14 Doctorate, 3 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $22,604 for all graduate students. A total of 2,010 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,682 students at Samford.
Samford offers online graduate programs and 207 out of 2,010 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Doctorate Pharmacy program has the highest salary ($115,800) after graduation and the Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $96,200 average salary.
Samford have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Cumberland School of Law. In addition, you can find Samford's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

Samford University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Birmingham, 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 $22,604. It offers fifty-eight (58) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameSamford University
Typefour-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL
Graduate School Students2,151 students
207 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$22,604
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 58 Graduate Programs
36 Master's, 14 Doctorate, 8 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $22,604 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $953.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$21,904
Fees$700
Cost per Credit$953
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$12,160 (On-Campus) / $20,139 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,952 (On-Campus) / $6,687 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$41,916
Off-Campus Total$50,630
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$18,364$21,227$21,575$21,921$22,604

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Samford University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 58 major areas - 36 Master's (14 online programs), 14 Doctorate (7 online programs), 3 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs), 5 Post-Master'(2 online programs).
344 students have been conferred Master's degree and 428 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
Total3444281912
Men9913912
Women2452891810
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 Theology and Religious Vocations program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Divinity/Ministry NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $53,100 $88,800 -
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and Teaching2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary Education and Teaching2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Teacher Education1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Work and Family Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies16ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Legal Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Programs for Foreign Lawyers3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Health Law11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Religious/Sacred Music NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Theology/Theological Studies3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $35,700 - -
Divinity/Ministry26 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Keyboard Instruments NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Voice and Opera NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physician Assistant36 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Athletic Training/Trainer NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Health23ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Medical Informatics5ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $96,200 - -
Nursing Administration ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Nurse AnesthetistONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing52ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing1ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing7ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management52 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $51,400 - -
Accounting24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $53,100 $88,800 -
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Emergency Room/Trauma NursingONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $53,100 $88,800 -
what is Legal Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - $44,800 -
what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Divinity/Ministry NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
PharmacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - $115,800 -
Public HealthONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Medical InformaticsONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing Administration ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Nurse AnesthetistONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Family Practice Nurse/NursingONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Emergency Room/Trauma NursingONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 5,758 students enrolled in Samford University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,151 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 694 male and 1,457 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,941 full-time and 210 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 207 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 223 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,1511,941 210
Men Students694634 60
Women Students1,4571,307 150
By race/ethnicity 1,582 White, 314 Black, and 47 Asian students are attending at Samford University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total2,151 6941,457
American Indian or Native American7 34
Asian17 30314
Black314 73241
Hispanic85 3253
White1,582 5361,046
Tow or More Races45 2025
Race Unknown63 1053
114 students are younger than 22 and 238 students are older than 65. The school has 1,385 students aged between 22 and 30 and 273 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,151
21 & Under114
22-24891
25-29494
30-34165
35-39108
40 & Over238
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At Samford, 207 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 223 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,010
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses207
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses223
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,580
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses207
Alabama Resident138
Other State In U.S.68
Outside of U.S.1
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