Samford University

Online Program Overview

Samford University is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Birmingham, Alabama. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2019-2020, the tuition & fees are $32,850 in average for all students.

It offers 138 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 10 programs - 8 Masters, 2 Doctorate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Samford University
Type	Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years
Address	800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL
Online Students	651 Enrolled Online Exclusively 1,040 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2019-2020)	$32,850
Student to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Total	10 Programs
Masters	8 Programs
Doctorate	2 Programs

2020 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2019-2020 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Samford University . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $32,850 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,070 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $862 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2016-2020)
	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
Undergraduate	$28,370	$29,402	$30,490	$31,650	$32,850
Graduate	$19,223	$19,140	$19,608	$17,865	$18,364

Tuition Changes (2016-2020)
	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
Undergraduate	$920	$955	$991	$1,030	$1,070
Graduate	$766	$789	$813	$837	$862

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Samford University offers 138 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 10 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 8 Masters, 2 Doctorate. 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	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	2	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	1	NOT OFFERED	90	33	8	6

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.

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Health Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	28	NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	100	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Samford University, there are 5,619 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,691 students were attending classes through distance learning (651 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,040 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	5,619
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	651
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,040
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	3,928

By student location, out of a total of 651 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 466 Alabama Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 184 students living in the U.S. States other than Alabama, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.