Graduate School Tuition at Columbia Southern University
Columbia Southern University (Columbia Southern) is a four-years, private (for-profit) school located in Orange Beach, AL. It offers 17 graduate programs - 8 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 8 Post-bachelor's. The 2022 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $4,035 for all graduate students. A total of 4,740 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 16,412 students at Columbia Southern. Columbia Southern offers online graduate programs and 4,740 out of 4,740 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively. The Master's Homeland Security program has the highest salary ($68,000) after graduation and the Master's Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $67,400 average salary.
Graduate Program Overview
Columbia Southern University is a four-years, private (for-profit) school located in Orange Beach, Alabama. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $4,035. It offers seventeen (17) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Columbia Southern University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-years, Private (for-profit) |
| Address | 21982 University Lane, Orange Beach, AL |
| Graduate School Students | 5,279 students 4,740 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2021-2022) | $4,035 |
| Student to Faculty | 31:1 (3.23%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 17 Graduate Programs 8 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 8 Post graduate certificates |
2022 Graduate Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 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 $4,035 for all students.
Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,900 | |
| Fees | $135 | |
| Books & Supplies | $616 | |
| Room & Board | $7,592 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $5,194 (Off-Campus) | |
| Off-Campus Total | $17,437 | |
| 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $3,615 | $3,735 | $3,915 | $4,035 | $4,035 |
Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Columbia Southern University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 17 major areas - 8 Master's (8 online programs), 1 Doctorate (1 online programs), 8 Post-Bachelor'(8 online programs). 2,073 students have been conferred Master's degree and 178 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,073 | 178 | 58 | - |
| Men | 1,084 | 110 | 37 | - |
| Women | 989 | 68 | 21 | - |
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
Total 18,533 students enrolled in Columbia Southern University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 5,279 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 2,848 male and 2,431 female graduate students. All 5,279 graduate students are enrolled as full-time statusIt offers online degree programs and 4,740 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively.
| Total | 5,279 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men Students | 2,848 | |
| Women Students | 2,431 |
| Total | 5,279 | |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 5,279 | |
| Part-time Students | - |
By race/ethnicity 2,225 White, 1,274 Black, and 142 Asian students are attending at Columbia Southern University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
| Total | 5,279 | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 40 | |
| Asian | 142 | |
| Black | 1,274 | |
| Hispanic | 189 | |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 18 | |
| White | 2,225 | |
| Two or more races | 124 | |
| Un-Known | 1,261 |
7 students are younger than 22 and 2,300 students are older than 65. The school has 626 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,807 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 5,279 | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 7 | |
| 22-24 | 114 | |
| 25-29 | 512 | |
| 30-34 | 791 | |
| 35-39 | 1,016 | |
| 40 & Over | 2,300 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Columbia Southern University, 4,740 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 4,740 | |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 4,740 | |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 0 | |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 0 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 4,740 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama Resident | 259 | |
| Other State In U.S. | 4,114 | |
| Outside of U.S. | 363 |
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