Online Degrees and Programs at The University of Alabama

The University of Alabama offers 369 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 12 major programs - 6 Masters, 2 Doctorate, and 4 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $12,180 for Alabama residents and $34,172 for out-of-state students.

Total 6,289 students out of total 40,846 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,208 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

The University of Alabama is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at The University of Alabama. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Alabama residents, the tuition & fees are $12,180 and $34,172 for non-Alabama residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $11,980 and $33,972 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $545 for Alabama residents and $1,470 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $650 for Alabama residents and $1,710 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

The University of Alabama offers 369 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 12 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 6 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 4 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

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.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At The University of Alabama, there are 40,846 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 18,188 students were attending classes through distance learning (6,289 students are enrolled exclusively and 11,899 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 6,289 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,717 Alabama Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 2,527 students living in the U.S. States other than Alabama, and 26 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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