St Catherine University offers 101 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 22 major programs - 3 Certificate, 3 Associate, 5 Bachelors, 7 Masters, and 4 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $38,428 for undergraduate programs and $18,570 for graduate programs.

Total 1,130 students out of total 3,651 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 441 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

St Catherine University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameSt Catherine University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address2004 Randolph Ave, Saint Paul, MN
Online Students1,130 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,312 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$38,428
Graduate Tuition & Fees$18,570
Student to Faculty9:1 (11.11%)
Online Degree Programs
Total22 Programs
Certificate3 Programs
Associates3 Programs
Bachelors5 Programs
Masters7 Programs
Post-Graduate4 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at St Catherine University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $38,428 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $18,570 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,173 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $995 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$34,720$35,532$37,494$37,588$38,428
Graduate$17,400$17,760$18,210$18,570$18,570
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$1,057$1,082$1,131$1,147$1,173
Graduate$998$1,020$1,020$1,042$995
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

St Catherine University offers 101 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 22 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Certificates, 3 Associates, 5 Bachelors, 7 Masters, 4 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 Programs335 7NOT OFFERED4
Overall Programs6663 1448

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 Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Montessori Teacher Education4 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 1541 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign LanguagesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Library Science program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 3 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Library and Information ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM22 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist AssistantNOT OFFERED 133 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine41 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED12 NOT OFFERED 7
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM47 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 819 NOT OFFERED 15

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At St Catherine University, there are 3,651 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,442 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,130 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,312 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,651
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,130
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,312
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,209

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,130 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 715 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 414 students living in the U.S. States other than Minnesota, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,130
Minnesota Resident715
Other State In U.S.414
Outside of U.S.1
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,130
Undergraduate693
Graduate437
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses693
Degree/Certificate Seeking693
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking0

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