Saint Cloud State Online Programs

Saint Cloud State University offers 208 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 78 major programs - 13 Certificate, 14 Bachelors, 23 Masters, 1 Doctorate, and 27 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $10,245 for undergraduate programs and $10,924 for graduate programs. (Saint Cloud State University is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)

Total 2,126 students out of total 10,732 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,522 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Saint Cloud State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Saint Cloud State University
Type	Four-year, Public
Address	720 Fourth Ave. South, Saint Cloud, MN
Online Students	2,126 Enrolled Online Exclusively 3,789 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$10,245 Saint Cloud State University is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$10,924 Saint Cloud State University is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Total	78 Programs
Certificate	13 Programs
Bachelors	14 Programs
Masters	23 Programs
Doctorate	1 Programs
Post-Graduate	27 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 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. The tuition & fees is $10,245 for all students. Saint Cloud State University is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $10,924 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $341 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $537 for all students.

Tuition & Fees
Cost per Credit

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Undergraduate	$17,195	$18,010	$20,001	$10,117	$10,245
Graduate	$12,904	$13,412	$14,367	$15,314	$10,924

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Undergraduate	$622	$663	$734	$341	$341
Graduate	$654	$680	$753	$785	$537

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Saint Cloud State University offers 208 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 78 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 13 Certificates, 14 Bachelors, 23 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 27 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	13	NOT OFFERED	14	23	1	27
Overall Programs	21	1	90	47	3	46

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 Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
American Indian/Native American Studies	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Artificial Intelligence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Computer Game Programming	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	31
Administration of Special Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	13	1
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Educational/Instructional Technology	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	3
Driver and Safety Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	8
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7
Social Studies Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	13
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	11	NOT OFFERED	2

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Surveying Technology/Surveying	4	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	84	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Parent Education Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12	NOT OFFERED	9

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	1
Data Visualization	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Urban Studies/Affairs	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication Sciences and Disorders	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Long Term Care Administration/Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Medical Scientist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	80	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49	225	NOT OFFERED	7
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Auditing	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Information Resources Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9
Marketing/Marketing Management	19	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	1	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Saint Cloud State University, there are 10,732 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 5,915 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,126 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,789 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	10,732
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,126
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	3,789
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	4,817

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,126 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,879 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 212 students living in the U.S. States other than Minnesota, and 7 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,126
Minnesota Resident	1,879
Other State In U.S.	212
Outside of U.S.	7

Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,126
Undergraduate	1,088
Graduate	1,038

Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses	1,088
Degree/Certificate Seeking	811
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking	277

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Online Degrees and Programs at Saint Cloud State University

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2025 Tuition & Fees

Online Programs By Area of Study

Majors and number of completers

Distance Learning Program Student Population

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