Athens State University (Athens State) is a four-year, public school located in Athens, AL.
It offers 21 graduate programs - 13 Master's, 8 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,728 for in-state and $17,232 for out-of-state students.
A total of 451 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,986 students at Athens State. Athens State offers online graduate programs and 439 out of 451 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,728 for Alabama residents and $17,232 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-one (21) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Athens State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 300 N Beaty St, Athens, AL |
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| Graduate School Students | 424 students
439 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$10,728
Out-of-State$17,232 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 21 Graduate Programs
13 Master's, 8 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Athens State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Athens State University 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 $10,728 and $17,232 for non-Alabama residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $369 for Alabama residents and $640 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $8,856 | $15,360 |
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| Fees | $1,872 | $1,872 |
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| Cost per Credit | $369 | $640 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $8,160 | $9,648 | $10,200 | $10,536 | $10,728 |
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| Out-of-State | $13,224 | $13,848 | $16,320 | $16,920 | $17,232 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Athens State University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 21 major areas - 13 Master's (12 online programs), 8 Post-Bachelor's (8 online programs).
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 197 | - | 4 | - |
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| Men | 63 | - | 1 | - |
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| Women | 134 | - | 3 | - |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
Athens State graduate schools have a total of 424 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 149 male and 275 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 63 full-time and 361 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 439 students enrolled through online exclusively and 10 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 248 White, 131 Black, and 7 Asian students are attending at Athens State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
2 grad students are younger than 22 and 168 students are older than 65. It has 136 students aged between 22 and 30 and 145 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 424 |
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| Men | 149 |
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| Women | 275 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 424 |
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| Full-time Students | 63 |
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| Part-time Students | 361 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 424 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 5 |
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| Asian | 7 |
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| Black | 131 |
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| Hispanic | 19 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 248 |
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| Two or more races | 9 |
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| Un-Known | 3 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 424 |
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| 21 & Under | 2 |
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| 22-24 | 40 |
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| 25-29 | 96 |
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| 30-34 | 88 |
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| 35-39 | 57 |
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| 40 & Over | 168 |
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Online Population
At Athens State University graduate schools, 439 students enrolled online exclusively and 10 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 451 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 439 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 10 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 439 |
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| Alabama Resident | 360 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 76 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 3 |
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