College of Southern Maryland

Online Program Overview

College of Southern Maryland is a 2-4 years, public school located in La Plata, Maryland. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $7,350 for Maryland residents and $9,450 for other students on average.

It offers 65 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 12 programs - 9 Certificate, 3 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	College of Southern Maryland
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	8730 Mitchell Rd, La Plata, MD
Online Students	1,576 Enrolled Online Exclusively 2,207 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,350 Out-of-State$9,450
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Total	12 Programs
Certificate	9 Programs
Associates	3 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at College of Southern Maryland . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Maryland residents, the tuition & fees are $7,350 and $9,450 for non-Maryland residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $245 for Maryland residents and $315 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

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)	$6,870	$6,870	$7,050	$7,200	$7,350
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$8,820	$8,820	$9,030	$9,240	$9,450

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$229	$229	$235	$240	$245
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$294	$294	$301	$308	$315

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

College of Southern Maryland offers 65 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 12 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 9 Certificates, 3 Associates. 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	9	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	28	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	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.

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	4	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	413	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	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 (other)	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	2	79	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	22	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Retail Management	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	31	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At College of Southern Maryland, there are 4,868 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,783 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,576 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,207 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	4,868
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,576
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	2,207
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,085

By student location, out of a total of 1,576 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,563 Maryland Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 13 students living in the U.S. States other than Maryland, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.