Arkansas State University | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

Arkansas State University is a four-years, public school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $7,754 for Arkansas residents and $13,826 for other students on average.

It offers 202 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 62 programs - 12 Certificate, 2 Associates, 11 Bachelors, 22 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 14 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Arkansas State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	2105 E. Aggie Road, Jonesboro, AR
Online Students	5,823 Enrolled Online Exclusively 2,988 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,754 Out-of-State$13,826
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$6,980 Out-of-State$12,416
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Total	62 Programs
Certificate	12 Programs
Associates	2 Programs
Bachelors	11 Programs
Masters	22 Programs
Doctorate	1 Programs
Post-Graduate	14 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Arkansas State University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Arkansas residents, the tuition & fees are $7,754 and $13,826 for non-Arkansas residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $6,980 and $12,416 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $298 for Arkansas residents and $551 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $363 for Arkansas residents and $665 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$8,900	$7,315	$7,130	$7,456	$7,754
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$15,860	$12,883	$12,698	$13,312	$13,826
Graduate (In-State)	$6,422	$6,600	$6,422	$6,718	$6,980
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$11,408	$11,586	$11,408	$11,956	$12,416

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$218	$218	$218	$287	$298
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$450	$450	$450	$531	$551
Graduate (In-State)	$277	$277	$277	$349	$363
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$554	$554	$554	$640	$665

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Arkansas State University offers 202 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 62 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 12 Certificates, 2 Associates, 11 Bachelors, 22 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 14 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	12	2	11	22	1	14
Overall Programs	28	13	71	54	8	28

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication and Media Studies (other)	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (other)	1	NOT OFFERED	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Communication	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	106	NOT OFFERED	1
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	351	NOT OFFERED	534
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	NOT OFFERED	5
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29
Special Education and Teaching (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	53	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	111	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	84	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	167	NOT OFFERED	87
Social Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	51	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Child Care and Support Services Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	37	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computational Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Science, General	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	17	188	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	102	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Graphic Design	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design	44	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Wellness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/Dietitian	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	54	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Organizational Leadership	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Arkansas State University, there are 13,190 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 8,811 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,823 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,988 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	13,190
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	5,823
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	2,988
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	4,379

By student location, out of a total of 5,823 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,139 Arkansas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 2,628 students living in the U.S. States other than Arkansas, and 56 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	5,823
Arkansas Resident	3,139
Other State In U.S.	2,628
Outside of U.S.	56

Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	5,823
Undergraduate	1,704
Graduate	4,119

Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses	1,704
Degree/Certificate Seeking	1,617
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking	87

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