University of Alabama at Birmingham

Online Degrees and Programs

University of Alabama at Birmingham offers 185 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 37 major programs - 13 Bachelors, 19 Masters, and 5 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2021 tuition & fees are $8,568 for Alabama residents and $20,400 for out-of-state students. Total 5,603 students out of total 21,923 students have enrolled online exclusively. University of Alabama at Birmingham is accredited by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics.

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Online Program Overview

University of Alabama at Birmingham is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Birmingham, Alabama. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $8,568 for Alabama residents and $20,400 for other students on average.

It offers 185 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 37 programs - 13 Bachelors, 19 Masters, 5 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	University of Alabama at Birmingham
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	Administration Bldg Suite 1070, Birmingham, AL
Online Students	5,736 Enrolled Online Exclusively 7,265 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$8,568 Out-of-State$20,400
Student to Faculty	19:1 (5.26%)
Total	37 Programs
Bachelors	13 Programs
Masters	19 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Alabama residents, the tuition & fees are $8,568 and $20,400 for non-Alabama residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $357 for Alabama residents and $850 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $450 for Alabama residents and $1,066 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate (In-State)	$8,040	$8,328	$8,568	$8,568	$8,568
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$18,368	$19,032	$19,704	$20,400	$20,400
Graduate (In-State)	$7,588	$7,866	$8,100	$8,100	$8,100
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$17,294	$17,910	$18,540	$19,188	$19,188

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate (In-State)	$316	$347	$357	$357	$357
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$746	$793	$821	$850	$850
Graduate (In-State)	$396	$437	$450	$450	$450
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$935	$995	$1,030	$1,066	$1,066

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Alabama at Birmingham offers 185 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 37 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 13 Bachelors, 19 Masters, 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	13	19	NOT OFFERED	5
Overall Programs	10	NOT OFFERED	52	64	40	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.

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Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	12
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	1
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	5

Engineering

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	124	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Systems Science and Theory	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	60
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	91	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	22	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Wellness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	142	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	173	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	1	255	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	113	86	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	48	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Alabama at Birmingham, there are 22,080 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 13,001 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,736 students are enrolled exclusively and 7,265 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	22,080
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	5,736
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	7,265
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	9,079

By student location, out of a total of 5,736 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,878 Alabama Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 1,842 students living in the U.S. States other than Alabama, and 5 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.