Graduate Programs & Tuition at The University of Alabama

The University of Alabama (The University of Alabama) is a four-year, public school located in Tuscaloosa, AL.

It offers 236 graduate programs - 113 Master's, 77 Doctorate, 19 Post-bachelor's, and 27 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,980 for in-state and $33,972 for out-of-state students.

A total of 6,457 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 40,846 students at The University of Alabama. The University of Alabama offers online graduate programs and 2,889 out of 6,457 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The University of Alabama have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law. In addition, you can find The University of Alabama's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,980 for Alabama residents and $33,972 for out-of-state students. It offers 236 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameThe University of Alabama
TypeFour-year, Public
Address739 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL
Graduate School Students6,187 students
2,889 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)In-State$11,980
Out-of-State$33,972
Student to Faculty19:1 (5.26%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 236 Graduate Programs
113 Master's, 77 Doctorate, 46 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at The University of Alabama

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at The University of Alabama with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Alabama residents, the tuition & fees are $11,980 and $33,972 for non-Alabama residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $650 for Alabama residents and $1,710 for out-of-state students.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$11,380$33,372
Fees$600$600
Cost per Credit$650$1,710
Books & Supplies$700
Room & Board$15,016 (On-Campus) / $15,428 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$6,028 (On-Campus) / $6,802 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$33,724$55,716
Off-Campus Total$34,910$56,902
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
In-State$11,470$11,470$11,790$11,740$11,980
Out-of-State$30,940$30,940$32,150$33,040$33,972

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

The University of Alabama offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 236 major areas - 113 Master's (6 online programs), 77 Doctorate (2 online programs), 19 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 27 Post-Master's (3 online programs). 2,119 students have been conferred Master's degree and 434 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total2,11943436109
Men7372031325
Women1,3822312384

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
Advertising NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Consumer Services and AdvocacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 22 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science
Children and Youth Library ServicesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Archives/Archival AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8 NOT OFFER
Business Analytics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Hydrology and Water Resources ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other) NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Management Information Systems NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Resources ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science NOT OFFER
Digital MarketingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American/United States Studies/Civilization5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Latin American Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Women's Studies13 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric43 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Journalism NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Journalism (other)34 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Radio and Television NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Advertising58 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences37 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering43 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering Mechanics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering37 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Metallurgical Engineering5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mining and Mineral Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Petroleum Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Resource Management Studies23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Nutrition130 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Development and Family Studies16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Programs for Foreign Lawyers NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Tax Law/Taxation28ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Rhetoric and Composition NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science158
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematical Statistics and Probability NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Statistics, General8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics and Statistics (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geography and Environmental Studies8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Analytics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Kinesiology and Exercise Science10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Religion/Religious Studies4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School Psychology NOT OFFER
Educational Psychology32 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work125 ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Criminology13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dance NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music History, Literature, and Theory NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Theory and Composition NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health41 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Community Health and Preventive Medicine17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health (other)10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor12ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse139ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)16ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management220 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting70 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business/Managerial Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hospitality Administration/Management71 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Business/Trade/Commerce NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Information Systems38 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science10 NOT OFFER
Business Statistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing Management53 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Taxation31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
International Law and Legal StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Legal Professions and Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science 2
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
School Psychology NOT OFFER
Educational Psychology NOT OFFER 12
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 23ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Journalism NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering Mechanics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human Nutrition NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/JurisprudenceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematical Statistics and Probability NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Statistics, General NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics and Statistics (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geography and Environmental Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School Psychology NOT OFFER
Educational Psychology NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Criminology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Theory and Composition NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business/Managerial Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science NOT OFFER
Business Statistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

The University of Alabama graduate schools have a total of 6,187 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 2,354 male and 3,833 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 3,660 full-time and 2,527 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,889 students enrolled through online exclusively and 682 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 3,834 White, 820 Black, and 132 Asian students are attending at The University of Alabama. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

166 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,219 students are older than 65. It has 3,440 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,632 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total6,187
Men2,354
Women3,833
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total6,187
Full-time Students3,660
Part-time Students2,527
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total6,187
American Indian /
Native American
16
Asian132
Black820
Hispanic309
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
9
White3,834
Two or more races168
Un-Known94
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total6,187
21 & Under166
22-241,817
25-291,623
30-34975
35-39657
40 & Over1,219

Online Population

At The University of Alabama graduate schools, 2,889 students enrolled online exclusively and 682 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment6,457
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,889
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses682
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,886
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,889
Alabama Resident1,309
Other State In U.S.1,565
Outside of U.S.15
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