Samford University (Samford) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Birmingham, AL.
It offers 63 graduate programs - 37 Master's, 13 Doctorate, 7 Post-bachelor's, and 6 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $21,797.
A total of 1,887 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,097 students at Samford. Samford offers online graduate programs and 366 out of 1,887 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Samford have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Cumberland School of Law. In addition, you can find Samford'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 $21,797. It offers sixty-three (63) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Samford University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,959 students
366 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $21,797 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 63 Graduate Programs
37 Master's, 13 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Samford University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Samford University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $21,797 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $957.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $20,897 |
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| Fees | $900 |
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| Cost per Credit | $957 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $13,056 (On-Campus) / $21,106 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,335 (On-Campus) / $5,996 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $41,388 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $50,099 |
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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 | $21,227 | $21,575 | $21,921 | $22,604 | $21,797 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Samford University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 63 major areas - 37 Master's (13 online programs), 13 Doctorate (7 online programs), 7 Post-Bachelor's (4 online programs), 6 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 334 students have been conferred Master's degree and 348 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 | 334 | 348 | 21 | 2 |
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| Men | 103 | 107 | 4 | 2 |
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| Women | 231 | 241 | 17 | - |
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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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| Architecture | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Social Work | 28 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Samford graduate schools have a total of 1,959 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 637 male and 1,322 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,776 full-time and 183 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 366 students enrolled through online exclusively and 284 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,391 White, 302 Black, and 52 Asian students are attending at Samford University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
114 grad students are younger than 22 and 218 students are older than 65. It has 1,326 students aged between 22 and 30 and 229 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,959 |
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| Men | 637 |
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| Women | 1,322 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,959 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,776 |
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| Part-time Students | 183 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,959 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 8 |
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| Asian | 52 |
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| Black | 302 |
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| Hispanic | 94 |
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| White | 1,391 |
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| Two or more races | 27 |
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| Un-Known | 73 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,959 |
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| 21 & Under | 114 |
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| 22-24 | 908 |
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| 25-29 | 418 |
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| 30-34 | 124 |
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| 35-39 | 105 |
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| 40 & Over | 218 |
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Online Population
At Samford University graduate schools, 366 students enrolled online exclusively and 284 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,887 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 366 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 284 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,237 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 366 |
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| Alabama Resident | 246 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 101 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 19 |
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