Columbus State University (CSU) is a four-year, public school located in Columbus, GA.
It offers 52 graduate programs - 35 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 8 Post-bachelor's, and 8 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,268 for in-state and $10,140 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,790 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,913 students at CSU. CSU offers online graduate programs and 1,237 out of 1,790 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find CSU'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 $8,268 for Georgia residents and $10,140 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty-two (52) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Columbus State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 4225 University Ave, Columbus, GA |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,602 students
1,237 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,268
Out-of-State$10,140 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 52 Graduate Programs
35 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 16 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Columbus State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Columbus State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Georgia residents, the tuition & fees are $8,268 and $10,140 for non-Georgia residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $381 for Georgia residents and $485 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $6,858 | $8,730 |
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| Fees | $1,410 | $1,410 |
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| Cost per Credit | $381 | $485 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,600 |
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| Room & Board | $11,720 (On-Campus) / $10,900 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $6,312 (On-Campus) / $6,312 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $27,900 | $29,772 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,080 | $28,952 |
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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 | $8,170 | $8,170 | $7,680 | $7,680 | $8,268 |
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| Out-of-State | $13,264 | $13,264 | $12,774 | $12,774 | $10,140 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Columbus State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 52 major areas - 35 Master's (15 online programs), 1 Doctorate (1 online programs), 8 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 8 Post-Master's (5 online programs). 624 students have been conferred Master's degree and 21 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 | 624 | 21 | 6 | 6 |
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| Men | 227 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
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| Women | 397 | 16 | 3 | 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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Gerontology | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
CSU graduate schools have a total of 1,602 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 543 male and 1,059 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 472 full-time and 1,130 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,237 students enrolled through online exclusively and 170 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 748 White, 560 Black, and 51 Asian students are attending at Columbus State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
7 grad students are younger than 22 and 556 students are older than 65. It has 715 students aged between 22 and 30 and 512 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,602 |
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| Men | 543 |
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| Women | 1,059 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,602 |
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| Full-time Students | 472 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,130 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,602 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 51 |
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| Black | 560 |
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| Hispanic | 95 |
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| White | 748 |
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| Two or more races | 48 |
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| Un-Known | 20 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,602 |
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| 21 & Under | 7 |
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| 22-24 | 272 |
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| 25-29 | 443 |
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| 30-34 | 251 |
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| 35-39 | 261 |
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| 40 & Over | 556 |
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Online Population
At Columbus State University graduate schools, 1,237 students enrolled online exclusively and 170 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,790 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,237 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 170 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 383 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,237 |
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| Georgia Resident | 1,028 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 200 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 9 |
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