Online Degrees and Programs at Clayton State University

Clayton State University offers 59 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 6 major programs - 2 Bachelors, 3 Masters, and 1 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $5,180 for Georgia residents and $16,532 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,420 students out of total 6,163 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 120 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Clayton State University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Clayton State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Georgia residents, the tuition & fees are $5,180 and $16,532 for non-Georgia residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $6,493 and $12,779 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $174 for Georgia residents and $647 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $395 for Georgia residents and $1,402 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Clayton State University offers 59 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 6 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Bachelors, 3 Masters, 1 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Clayton State University, there are 6,163 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,724 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,420 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,304 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,420 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,352 Georgia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 55 students living in the U.S. States other than Georgia, and 13 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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