Buena Vista University | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

Buena Vista University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Storm Lake, Iowa. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $40,190 in average for all students.

It offers 85 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 12 programs - 4 Bachelors, 8 Masters.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Buena Vista University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	610 W 4th St, Storm Lake, IA
Online Students	978 Enrolled Online Exclusively 191 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$40,190
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$10,170
Student to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Total	12 Programs
Bachelors	4 Programs
Masters	8 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Buena Vista University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $40,190 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $10,170 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,352 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $565 for all 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	$35,194	$36,426	$37,518	$38,644	$40,190
Graduate	$9,594	$9,936	$9,936	$9,936	$10,170

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$1,184	$1,225	$1,262	$1,300	$1,352
Graduate	$533	$552	$552	$552	$565

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Buena Vista University offers 85 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters programs. Of that, 12 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Bachelors, 8 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	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	75	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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.

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Buena Vista University, there are 1,973 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,169 students were attending classes through distance learning (978 students are enrolled exclusively and 191 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,973
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	978
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	191
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	804

By student location, out of a total of 978 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 837 Iowa Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 137 students living in the U.S. States other than Iowa, and 4 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.