University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a four-year, public school located in Birmingham, AL.
It offers 162 graduate programs - 72 Master's, 43 Doctorate, 37 Post-bachelor's, and 10 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,640 for in-state and $21,168 for out-of-state students.
A total of 8,946 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 20,905 students at UAB. UAB offers online graduate programs and 3,514 out of 8,946 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
UAB have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at University of Alabama School of Medicine. In addition, you can find UAB'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 $8,640 for Alabama residents and $21,168 for out-of-state students. It offers 162 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | Administration Bldg Suite 1070, Birmingham, AL |
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| Graduate School Students | 8,778 students
3,514 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,640
Out-of-State$21,168 |
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| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 162 Graduate Programs
72 Master's, 43 Doctorate, 47 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Alabama at Birmingham
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham 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 $8,640 and $21,168 for non-Alabama residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $480 for Alabama residents and $1,176 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $8,640 | $21,168 |
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| Cost per Credit | $480 | $1,176 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $14,170 (On-Campus) / $14,840 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,781 (On-Campus) / $6,031 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $29,791 | $42,319 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $30,711 | $43,239 |
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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 | $8,100 | $8,100 | $8,424 | $8,424 | $8,640 |
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| Out-of-State | $19,188 | $19,188 | $19,962 | $20,556 | $21,168 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Alabama at Birmingham offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 162 major areas - 72 Master's (2 online programs), 43 Doctorate, 37 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs), 10 Post-Master's. 2,458 students have been conferred Master's degree and 877 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 | 2,458 | 877 | 336 | 78 |
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| Men | 965 | 252 | 86 | 32 |
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| Women | 1,493 | 625 | 250 | 46 |
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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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| History | 6 |
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Graduate Student Population
UAB graduate schools have a total of 8,778 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 3,173 male and 5,605 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 4,974 full-time and 3,804 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 3,514 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,682 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 4,369 White, 1,280 Black, and 548 Asian students are attending at University of Alabama at Birmingham. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
137 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,208 students are older than 65. It has 5,747 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,854 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 8,778 |
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| Men | 3,173 |
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| Women | 5,605 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 8,778 |
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| Full-time Students | 4,974 |
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| Part-time Students | 3,804 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 8,778 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 13 |
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| Asian | 548 |
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| Black | 1,280 |
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| Hispanic | 325 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 4,369 |
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| Two or more races | 249 |
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| Un-Known | 559 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 8,778 |
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| 21 & Under | 137 |
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| 22-24 | 2,634 |
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| 25-29 | 3,113 |
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| 30-34 | 1,175 |
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| 35-39 | 679 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,208 |
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Online Population
At University of Alabama at Birmingham graduate schools, 3,514 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,682 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 8,946 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3,514 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,682 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,750 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3,514 |
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| Alabama Resident | 2,190 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 1,324 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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