Graduate School Tuition at University of South Alabama

University of South Alabama is a four-years, public school located in Mobile, AL. It offers 57 graduate programs - 35 Master's, 14 Doctorate, 3 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $9,040 for Alabama residents and $17,680 for others. A total of 4,958 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 13,438 students at U of South Alabama.
U of South Alabama offers online graduate programs and 3,338 out of 4,958 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Doctorate Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($113,800) after graduation and the Master's Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $101,700 average salary.
U of South Alabama have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at College of Medicine. In addition, you can find U of South Alabama's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

University of South Alabama is a four-years, public school located in Mobile, 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 $9,040 for Alabama residents and $17,680 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty-seven (57) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of South Alabama
Typefour-years, public
Address307 N University Blvd, Mobile, AL
Graduate School Students5,159 students
3,338 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,040
Out-of-State$17,680
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 57 Graduate Programs
35 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 University of South 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 $9,040 and $17,680 for non-Alabama residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $491 for Alabama residents and $971 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$8,640$17,280
Fees$400$400
Cost per Credit$491$971
Books & Supplies$2,020
Room & Board$8,830 (On-Campus) / $11,062 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,283 (On-Campus) / $5,283 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$25,173$33,813
Off-Campus Total$27,405$36,045
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$8,156$8,156$8,426$8,624$9,040
Out-of-State$16,112$16,112$16,652$17,048$17,680

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

University of South Alabama offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 57 major areas - 35 Master's (8 online programs), 14 Doctorate (1 online programs), 3 Post-Bachelor', 5 Post-Master'(3 online programs).
1,197 students have been conferred Master's degree and 381 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
Total1,19738124160
Men215109114
Women98227223146
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
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and Teaching11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and Teaching48ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Secondary Education and Teaching27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Early Childhood Education and Teaching7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Education (other)2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemical Engineering3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Civil Engineering10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mechanical Engineering7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Systems Engineering1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Environmental Toxicology1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management13ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sociology2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Intermedia/Multimedia4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physician Assistant39 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Occupational Therapy/Therapist36 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse749ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $94,000 $113,800 $101,700
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management43 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Accounting12ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education (other)ONLINE NOT OFFERED 15
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Engineering NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 118ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Education (other)ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Systems Engineering NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Medical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - $52,000 -
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $94,000 $113,800 $101,700
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Artificial IntelligenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 13,992 students enrolled in University of South Alabama including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 5,159 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 1,044 male and 4,115 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 4,148 full-time and 1,011 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 3,338 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 225 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,1594,148 1,011
Men Students1,044869 175
Women Students4,1153,279 836
By race/ethnicity 3,384 White, 978 Black, and 205 Asian students are attending at University of South Alabama. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total5,159 1,0444,115
American Indian or Native American28 721
Asian45 160978
Black978 144834
Hispanic194 39155
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders14 77
White3,384 6982,686
Tow or More Races148 22126
Race Unknown98 1682
42 students are younger than 22 and 1,089 students are older than 65. The school has 2,144 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,683 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total5,159
21 & Under42
22-24862
25-291,282
30-34979
35-39704
40 & Over1,089
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At U of South Alabama, 3,338 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 225 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,958
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,338
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses225
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,395
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,338
Alabama Resident637
Other State In U.S.2,690
Outside of U.S.11

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