Franklin University offers 87 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 87 major programs - 5 Certificate, 14 Associate, 36 Bachelors, 21 Masters, 5 Doctorate, and 6 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $9,577 for undergraduate programs and $12,090 for graduate programs.

Total 8,801 students out of total 9,457 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 2,563 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Franklin University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameFranklin University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address201 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH
Online Students8,801 Enrolled Online Exclusively
298 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$9,577
Graduate Tuition & Fees$12,090
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Online Degree Programs
Total87 Programs
Certificate5 Programs
Associates14 Programs
Bachelors36 Programs
Masters21 Programs
Doctorate5 Programs
Post-Graduate6 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Franklin University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $9,577 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $12,090 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $398 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $670 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$9,577$9,577$9,577$9,577$9,577
Graduate$16,080$16,080$16,080$12,060$12,090
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$398$398$398$398$398
Graduate$670$670$670$670$670
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Franklin University offers 87 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 87 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 5 Certificates, 14 Associates, 36 Bachelors, 21 Masters, 5 Doctorate, 6 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 Programs51436 2156
Overall Programs51436 2156

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 Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Organizational CommunicationNOT OFFERED 1 28NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image ManagementNOT OFFERED 1 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED 8 5388 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human-Centered Technology DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 8 3215 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED 7 3317 NOT OFFERED 5
Information Technology Project ManagementNOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED36 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 2 4
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Data Analytics, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED31 NOT OFFERED 18
Business AnalyticsONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED55 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 83NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED40 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED 11 5432 NOT OFFERED 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)NOT OFFERED 3 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 255 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 46NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 4 6953 15 NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9214 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 NOT OFFERED 3
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED
Geriatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and Management1 114 303316 12 NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 83NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 5 12527 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Related Services (other)2 2 15NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1 NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED 3 33NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8856 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 185 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
InsuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Franklin University, there are 9,457 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 9,099 students were attending classes through distance learning (8,801 students are enrolled exclusively and 298 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment9,457
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses8,801
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses298
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses358

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 8,801 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 5,403 Ohio Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 3,280 students living in the U.S. States other than Ohio, and 118 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses8,801
Ohio Resident5,403
Other State In U.S.3,280
Outside of U.S.118
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses8,801
Undergraduate5,757
Graduate3,044
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses5,757
Degree/Certificate Seeking5,288
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking469

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