Columbia Southern University (Columbia Southern) is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Orange Beach, AL.
It offers 25 graduate programs - 13 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 9 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $3,936.
A total of 5,550 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 17,763 students at Columbia Southern. Columbia Southern offers online graduate programs and 5,550 out of 5,550 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Columbia Southern'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 $3,936. It offers twenty-five (25) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Columbia Southern University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (for-profit) |
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| Address | 21982 University Lane, Orange Beach, AL |
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| Graduate School Students | 5,376 students
5,550 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $3,936 |
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| Student to Faculty | 37:1 (2.70%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 25 Graduate Programs
13 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 10 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Columbia Southern University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Columbia Southern University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $3,936 for prospective students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $3,756 |
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| Fees | $180 |
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| Room & Board | $9,548 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,192 (Off-Campus) |
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| Off-Campus Total | $19,676 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $4,035 | $4,035 | $4,155 | $3,820 | $3,936 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Columbia Southern University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 25 major areas - 13 Master's (13 online programs), 2 Doctorate (2 online programs), 9 Post-Bachelor's (9 online programs), 1 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 2,549 students have been conferred Master's degree and 41 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 2,549 | 41 | 59 | 1 |
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| Men | 1,485 | 20 | 30 | 1 |
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| Women | 1,064 | 21 | 29 | - |
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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
Columbia Southern graduate schools have a total of 5,376 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 3,050 male and 2,326 female postgrad students.
All 5,376 graduate students are enrolled as full-time statusIt offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 5,550 students enrolled through online exclusively.
By race/ethnicity 2,545 White, 1,270 Black, and 156 Asian students are attending at Columbia Southern University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
5 grad students are younger than 22 and 2,975 students are older than 65. It has 611 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,958 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 5,376 |
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| Men | 3,050 |
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| Women | 2,326 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 5,376 |
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| Full-time Students | 5,376 |
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| Part-time Students | - |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 5,376 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 47 |
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| Asian | 156 |
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| Black | 1,270 |
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| Hispanic | 123 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 29 |
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| White | 2,545 |
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| Two or more races | 154 |
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| Un-Known | 1,051 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 5,376 |
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| 21 & Under | 5 |
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| 22-24 | 112 |
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| 25-29 | 499 |
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| 30-34 | 845 |
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| 35-39 | 1,113 |
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| 40 & Over | 2,975 |
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Online Population
At Columbia Southern University graduate schools, 5,550 students enrolled online exclusively and - students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 5,550 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 5,550 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | - |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | - |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 5,550 |
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| Alabama Resident | 368 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 4,942 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 240 |
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