In-State vs Out-of-State Tuition Comparison

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate tuition & fees of Alabama Graduate Schools is $10,260 for in-state and $16,724 for out-of-state students.

Alabama Graduate Schools' tuition & fees is lower than 2025 national average, which is $12,048 for in-state and $20,567 for out-of-state students.

Auburn University has the most expensive graduate tuition & fees of $33,986 and Columbia Southern University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,936 among Alabama Graduate Schools.

The average itemized graduate cost for Alabama Graduate Schools is as follows:

  • Graduate Tuition & Fees is $10,260 for state residents and $16,724 for out-of-state.
  • The tuition per credit hour is $485 for state residents and $842 for out-of-state.
  • The living cost is $10,440 (on-campus) and $11,054 (off-campus).

Graduate Tuition, fees, and Living Costs Comparison for Alabama Graduate Schools

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2025 Graduate Tuition Comparison Between Alabama Graduate Schools
School NameTuition & FeesCost Per Credit HourLiving Costs
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State On CampusOff Campus
Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL$9,010 $16,606$422 $840 $11,402 $11,402
Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL$10,336 $17,752$412 $824 $7,816 $7,816
Amridge UniversityMontgomery, AL$13,090 $750 - $9,600
Athens State UniversityAthens, AL$10,728 $17,232$369 $640 - -
Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL$12,890 $33,986$612 $1,836 $16,626 $15,436
Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AL$9,136 $19,558$465 $1,044 $7,368 $12,762
Birmingham-Southern CollegeBirmingham, AL$8,400 - - -
Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, AL$3,936 - - $9,548
Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL$16,050 $600 $8,350 $8,350
Heritage Christian UniversityFlorence, AL$5,742 $249 $7,561 $14,967
Herzing University-BirminghamBirmingham, AL$9,370 $690 - $8,928
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL$14,300 - $10,922 $8,922
Huntsville Bible CollegeHuntsville, AL$4,814 $255 - $6,750
Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AL$11,488 $17,920$428 $696 $9,524 $11,754
Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL$14,516 $570 $9,384 $12,840
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL$21,797 $957 $13,056 $21,106
Selma UniversitySelma, AL$4,800 $200 $3,600 $6,000
South University-MontgomeryMontgomery, AL$16,611 $669 - $9,439
Spring Hill CollegeMobile, AL$8,857 $492 $13,068 $16,842
Strayer University-AlabamaBirmingham, AL$15,135 $533 - $9,438
Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL$17,753 $650 $6,704 $3,200
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL$11,980 $33,972$650 $1,710 $15,016 $15,428
Troy UniversityTroy, AL$8,550 $17,100$475 $950 $9,500 $10,860
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL$26,228 $1,470 $9,980 $11,072
United States Sports UniversityDaphne, AL$18,468 $684 - $11,440
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL$8,640 $21,168$480 $1,176 $14,170 $14,840
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL$12,388 $28,270$695 $1,633 $12,428 $12,428
University of MobileMobile, AL$14,410 $572 $11,328 $9,000
University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL$11,916 $26,532$438 $1,047 $11,372 $11,372
University of North AlabamaFlorence, AL$10,350 $19,260$495 $990 $11,360 $11,360
University of South AlabamaMobile, AL$9,360 $18,000$480 $960 $11,366 $11,456
University of West AlabamaLivingston, AL$6,868 $13,546$371 $742 $8,230 $7,264
Average$10,260$16,724$485$842$10,440$11,054
*The tuition data is updated with the academic year 2024-2025 data from IPEDS.
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