University of South Alabama (USA) is a four-year, public school located in Mobile, AL.
It offers 74 graduate programs - 39 Master's, 17 Doctorate, 12 Post-bachelor's, and 6 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,360 for in-state and $18,000 for out-of-state students.
A total of 4,762 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 14,003 students at USA. USA offers online graduate programs and 3,106 out of 4,762 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,360 for Alabama residents and $18,000 for out-of-state students. It offers seventy-four (74) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of South Alabama |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 307 N University Blvd, Mobile, AL |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,854 students
3,106 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$9,360
Out-of-State$18,000 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 74 Graduate Programs
39 Master's, 17 Doctorate, 18 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of South Alabama
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of South Alabama 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 $9,360 and $18,000 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 $960 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 | $17,280 |
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| Fees | $720 | $720 |
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| Cost per Credit | $480 | $960 |
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| Books & Supplies | $864 |
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| Room & Board | $11,366 (On-Campus) / $11,456 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,517 (On-Campus) / $5,517 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $27,107 | $35,747 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,197 | $35,837 |
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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 | $8,156 | $8,426 | $8,624 | $9,040 | $9,360 |
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| Out-of-State | $16,112 | $16,652 | $17,048 | $17,680 | $18,000 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of South Alabama offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 74 major areas - 39 Master's (8 online programs), 17 Doctorate (1 online programs), 12 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 6 Post-Master's (4 online programs). 1,169 students have been conferred Master's degree and 335 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 | 1,169 | 335 | 20 | 168 |
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| Men | 224 | 87 | 9 | 17 |
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| Women | 945 | 248 | 11 | 151 |
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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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| Geography | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Sociology | 1 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 4 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
USA graduate schools have a total of 4,854 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,018 male and 3,836 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 3,917 full-time and 937 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 3,106 students enrolled through online exclusively and 290 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 3,045 White, 933 Black, and 175 Asian students are attending at University of South Alabama. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
44 grad students are younger than 22 and 998 students are older than 65. It has 2,155 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,565 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,854 |
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| Men | 1,018 |
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| Women | 3,836 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,854 |
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| Full-time Students | 3,917 |
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| Part-time Students | 937 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,854 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 24 |
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| Asian | 175 |
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| Black | 933 |
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| Hispanic | 210 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 9 |
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| White | 3,045 |
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| Two or more races | 159 |
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| Un-Known | 113 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 4,854 |
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| 21 & Under | 44 |
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| 22-24 | 906 |
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| 25-29 | 1,249 |
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| 30-34 | 884 |
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| 35-39 | 681 |
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| 40 & Over | 998 |
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Online Population
At University of South Alabama graduate schools, 3,106 students enrolled online exclusively and 290 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,762 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3,106 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 290 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,366 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3,106 |
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| Alabama Resident | 605 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 2,492 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 9 |
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