Excelsior University offers 89 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 89 major programs - 10 Associate, 48 Bachelors, 20 Masters, and 11 Post-graduate Certificate.

Total of 12,941 students have enrolled in the school online exclusively. Last year, total 3,749 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Excelsior University is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameExcelsior University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address7 Columbia Cir, Albany, NY
Online Students12,941
Student to Faculty21:1 (4.76%)
Online Degree Programs
Total89 Programs
Associates10 Programs
Bachelors48 Programs
Masters20 Programs
Post-Graduate11 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Excelsior University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $510 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $715 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
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Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
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Undergraduate$510$510$510$510$510
Graduate$645$645$695$715$715
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Excelsior University offers 89 degree programs through Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 89 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 10 Associates, 48 Bachelors, 20 Masters, 11 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

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

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFERED1048 20NOT OFFERED11
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFERED1048 20NOT OFFERED11

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.

What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering TechnologyNOT OFFERED 15 ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Instrumentation Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 9 ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Technology/Computer Systems TechnologyNOT OFFERED 15 ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nuclear Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 109NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 57NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Energy Management and Systems Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Power Plant Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 117 1,085NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Military Technologies and Applied Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
IntelligenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Electronic Operations and WarfareNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Military Technology and Applied Sciences ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Natural SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nutrition SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 196NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED 17 26NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 816 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Critical Infrastructure ProtectionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and CounterterrorismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM53 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/PolicyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM26 NOT OFFERED 3
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED19 NOT OFFERED 1
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
National Security Policy StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4329 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM6 NOT OFFERED 1
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 315 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 843 41NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 504 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 110NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 47 15979 NOT OFFERED 1
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM129 NOT OFFERED 8
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 90NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting and FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Business/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management and Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems and Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

Since Excelsior University is an online college that all programs are offered via distance learning, all 12,941 students have enrolled online exclusively.

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment12,941
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses12,941
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses-
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses-

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 12,941 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,269 New York Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 9,580 students living in the U.S. States other than New York, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses12,941
New York Resident3,269
Other State In U.S.9,672
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses12,941
Undergraduate11,550
Graduate1,391
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses11,550
Degree/Certificate Seeking-
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking-

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