Online Degrees and Programs at University at Buffalo

University at Buffalo offers 580 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 18 major programs - 5 Masters, 6 Doctorate, and 7 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $10,936 for New York residents and $31,536 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,663 students out of total 31,903 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 754 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

University at Buffalo is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University at Buffalo. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For New York residents, the tuition & fees are $10,936 and $31,536 for non-New York residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $14,530 and $28,210 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $295 for New York residents and $1,153 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $471 for New York residents and $1,041 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

University at Buffalo offers 580 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 18 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 5 Masters, 6 Doctorate, 7 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 University at Buffalo, there are 31,903 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 16,190 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,663 students are enrolled exclusively and 13,527 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,663 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,305 New York Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 207 students living in the U.S. States other than New York, and 151 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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