Online Degrees and Programs at Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud State University offers 209 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 36 major programs - 1 Certificate, 5 Bachelors, 13 Masters, and 10 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2023 tuition & fees is $10,117 for Minnesota residents and $20,001 for out-of-state students. Total 1,506 students out of total 10,774 students have enrolled online exclusively. Saint Cloud State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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Online Program Overview

Saint Cloud State University is a four-years, public school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & fees are $10,117 for Minnesota residents and $20,001 for other students on average.

It offers 209 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 36 programs - 1 Certificate, 5 Bachelors, 13 Masters, 10 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Saint Cloud State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	720 Fourth Ave. South, Saint Cloud, MN
Online Students	1,506 Enrolled Online Exclusively 3,952 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,117 Out-of-State$20,001
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,945 Out-of-State$14,367
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Total	36 Programs
Certificate	1 Programs
Bachelors	5 Programs
Masters	13 Programs
Post-Graduate	10 Programs

2023 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2022-2023 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Saint Cloud State University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Minnesota residents, the tuition & fees are $10,117 and $20,001 for non-Minnesota residents. For graduate programs, the 2023 tuition & fees is $9,945 and $14,367 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $340 for Minnesota residents and $736 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $485 for Minnesota residents and $728 for out-of-state students.

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics

Updated with 2022-2023 tuition (Last update: Feb. 27, 2023)

Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Undergraduate (In-State)	$8,265	$8,656	$8,779	$9,170	$10,117
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$16,499	$16,948	$17,195	$18,010	$20,001
Graduate (In-State)	$9,040	$8,572	$8,731	$9,192	$9,945
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$13,181	$12,446	$12,904	$13,412	$14,367

Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Undergraduate (In-State)	$241	$289	$289	$308	$340
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$521	$622	$622	$663	$736
Graduate (In-State)	$399	$414	$431	$448	$485
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$606	$630	$654	$680	$728

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Saint Cloud State University offers 209 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 36 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificate, 5 Bachelors, 13 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
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	1	NOT OFFERED	5	13	NOT OFFERED	10
Overall Programs	1	2	101	50	3	34

The next 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.

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
American Indian/Native American Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Artificial Intelligence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Computer Game Programming	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	6
Driver and Safety Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	4
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	1

Engineering

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Data Visualization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Urban Studies/Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	49	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Saint Cloud State University, there are 10,774 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 5,458 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,506 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,952 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	10,774
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,506
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	3,952
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	5,316

By student location, out of a total of 1,506 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,345 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 135 students living in the U.S. States other than Minnesota, and 4 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.