Columbia Southern University is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Orange Beach, Alabama. It offers 5 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, Columbia Southern have 4 vocational programs, 3 bachelor's degree programs, and 2 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.

The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of Columbia Southern is $6,224. For graduate programs, the Columbia Southern's graduate tuition & fees is $3,936.

Last year, total 739 students have completed their health profession studies. 259 students obtained certifications, and 402 students earned the bachelor's degrees.


Columbia Southern University 2025 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2025 tuition & fees of Columbia Southern is $6,224 for undergraduate program. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $6,224.

the graduation rate at Columbia Southern is 33%. The students to faculty ratio is 37 to 1 and the retention rate is 71%.

You can find the detailed information about Columbia Southern University at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$6,224
Graduate$3,936
Health Profession Programs5 programs
9 online programs
Total Programs65 programs
65 online programs
Student to Faculty Ratio37 to 1
Student Population17,763 Students
Number of Faculties562 Faculties
Number of Staffs943 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

Columbia Southern University offers 5 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.

A total of 739 students have completed the health profession programs including 402 bachelor's degree earners and certification complters.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at Columbia Southern with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year 2 2 12
Associate 3 3 247
Bachelor 3 3 402
Master 2 2 74
Post-Bachelor Certificate 1 1 4

Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study

The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.

"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.

Health Profession Vocational Programs
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateAssociate'sCertificationsPost graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management153Online6OnlineNOT OFFERED6OnlineNOT OFFERED4Online
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/CoderNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED55Online4OnlineNOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)120OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED186OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician129OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED8OnlineNOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED68OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED