Mount St. Mary's University offers 64 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 20 major programs - 10 Masters and 10 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $48,630 for undergraduate programs and $14,351 for graduate programs.

Total 352 students out of total 2,408 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 254 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Mount St. Mary's University is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameMount St. Mary's University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg, MD
Online Students352 Enrolled Online Exclusively
965 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$48,630
Graduate Tuition & Fees$14,351
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Online Degree Programs
Total20 Programs
Masters10 Programs
Post-Graduate10 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Mount St. Mary's University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $48,630 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $14,351 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,485 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $717 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$43,650$44,750$45,870$47,240$48,630
Graduate$13,673$13,676$13,899$14,094$14,351
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$1,370$1,370$1,400$1,440$1,485
Graduate$677$686$696$705$717
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Mount St. Mary's University offers 64 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 20 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 10 Masters, 10 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 OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED10
Overall Programs1NOT OFFERED37 15NOT 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 Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 NOT OFFERED 6
Special Education and Teaching (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM9 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
BiotechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED12 NOT OFFERED 2
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Statistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED70 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15
Human Resources DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Mount St. Mary's University, there are 2,408 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,317 students were attending classes through distance learning (352 students are enrolled exclusively and 965 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,408
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses352
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses965
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,091

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 352 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 233 Maryland Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 49 students living in the U.S. States other than Maryland, and 2 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses352
Maryland Resident233
Other State In U.S.49
Outside of U.S.2
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses352
Undergraduate112
Graduate240
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses112
Degree/Certificate Seeking81
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking31

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