Simmons University

Online Degrees and Programs

Simmons University offers 140 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 13 major programs - 7 Masters, 1 Doctorate, and 5 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2021 tuition & fees is $41,917 for undergraduate programs and $21,698 for graduate programs. Total 2,567 students out of total 6,082 students have enrolled online exclusively. Simmons University is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

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Online Program Overview

Simmons University is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Boston, Massachusetts. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $41,917 in average for all students.

It offers 140 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 13 programs - 7 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 5 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Simmons University
Type	Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years
Address	300 The Fenway, Boston, MA
Online Students	3,008 Enrolled Online Exclusively 583 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	$41,917
Student to Faculty	6:1 (16.67%)
Total	13 Programs
Masters	7 Programs
Doctorate	1 Programs
Post-Graduate	5 Programs

2021 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Simmons University . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $41,917 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,277 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,196 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$38,590	$39,610	$40,850	$42,070	$41,917

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$1,170	$1,200	$1,240	$1,277	$1,277

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Simmons University offers 140 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 13 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 7 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 5 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	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	1	5
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	67	43	11	19

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.

Computer And Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Occupations Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3

Library Science

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Library and Information Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	155	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Archives/Archival Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	101	NOT OFFERED	1

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	571	3	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Simmons University, there are 6,535 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,591 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,008 students are enrolled exclusively and 583 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	6,535
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	3,008
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	583
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	2,944

By student location, out of a total of 3,008 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 641 Massachusetts Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 2,320 students living in the U.S. States other than Massachusetts, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.