Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, Columbus State University offers 135 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 23 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 1,804 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at CSU. 949 students completed bachelor's programs and 624 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at CSU. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Associate's	9	NOT OFFERED	49	33	16
Bachelor's	49	1	949	363	586
Master's	35	15	624	227	397
Doctor's	1	1	21	5	16
Post-Graduate Certificate	16	6	12	6	6
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	21	NOT OFFERED	33	14	19
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate	4	NOT OFFERED	116	89	27

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Columbus State University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Computer and Information Sciences, General program has the highest salary ($65,564) after graduation and the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $61,330 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$65,564	$5,464	$29,750	$315
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$61,330	$5,111	$20,744	$220
Accounting and Related Services	$43,376	$3,615	$23,625	$250
Finance and Financial Management Services	$42,342	$3,529	$24,750	$262
Business/Commerce, General	$40,454	$3,371	$27,000	$286
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$40,043	$3,337	$27,732	$294
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$39,380	$3,282	$27,500	$292
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$35,829	$2,986	$28,544	$303
History	$35,343	$2,945	-	-
Marketing	$34,208	$2,851	$28,500	$302
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$33,517	$2,793	-	-
Sociology	$32,998	$2,750	$28,500	$302

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$66,828	$5,569	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$58,076	$4,840	$33,994	$387
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$51,075	$4,256	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	$50,572	$4,214	$30,871	$351
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,084	$4,174	$34,166	$389
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$41,254	$3,438	$47,391	$539

Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Educational Administration and Supervision	$60,599	$5,050	$27,616	$314

Certificate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$48,565	$4,047	-	-

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Columbus State University.

At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the most completers of 110 and the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master program has the second most completers of 98 students.

Popular 2-Years Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	86	69	17
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	30	20	10

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	13	7	6
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	12	11	1
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	11	7	4
Engineering (other)	6	5	1
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	4	2	2
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	2	1	1
Communication	1	-	1

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	110	16	94
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	57	28	29
Psychology	52	10	42
Communication	51	26	25
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	50	19	31
Business/Commerce	48	17	31
Biology/Biological Sciences	46	12	34
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	42	31	11
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	41	4	37
Business Administration and Management	37	15	22

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	98	12	86
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	77	58	19
Elementary Education and Teaching	68	6	62
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	64	32	32
Computer and Information Sciences	56	34	22
Special Education and Teaching	44	8	36
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	25	3	22
Social Sciences (other)	25	14	11
Educational Leadership and Administration	24	11	13
Business Administration and Management	24	10	14

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Education (other)	21	5	16

Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	11	3	8
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	8	7	1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	4	-	4
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	4	3	1
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	1	-	1
Mathematics and Statistics (other)	1	-	1
Spanish Language and Literature	1	-	1
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	1	-	1
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	1	-	1
Music Theory and Composition	1	1	-

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Latin American Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	1	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	0	33	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	4	12	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE
Administration of Special Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	0
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	44^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	0
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	68^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	20^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	0
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	0
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	0
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	0
Social Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Studies Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	1	NOT OFFERED	11	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	1	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and Composition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	11	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics (other)	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	2	50	77^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	86	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Design and Visual Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	8	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drawing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	17	NOT OFFERED	3
Music Theory and Composition	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Jazz/Jazz Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	110^ONLINE	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	98^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	64	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	64	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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