Online Degrees and Programs at Ashford University

Ashford University is a completely online college that all programs are offered completely via distance education (online classes). It offers 95 major programs for degree-granting and/or certificate - 4 Associate, 58 Bachelors, 26 Masters, and 6 Doctorate. The 2023 tuition & fees is $14,278 for California residents and $13,160 for out-of-state students. Total of 40,362 students have enrolled in the school online exclusively. Ashford University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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Online Program Overview

Ashford University is a four-years, public school located in San Diego, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & fees are $14,278 for California residents and $13,160 for other students on average.

It offers 95 degree programs via distance learning -4 Associates, 58 Bachelors, 26 Masters, 6 Doctorate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Ashford University
Type	four-years, public
Address	8620 Spectrum Center Boulevard, San Diego, CA
Online Students	40,362
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,278 Out-of-State$13,160
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,664 Out-of-State$13,515
Student to Faculty	21:1 (4.76%)
Total	94 Programs
Associates	4 Programs
Bachelors	58 Programs
Masters	26 Programs
Doctorate	6 Programs

2023 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2022-2023 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Ashford University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are -$2 and $13,160 for non-California residents. For graduate programs, the 2023 tuition & fees is -$2 and $13,515 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics

Updated with 2022-2023 tuition (Last update: Feb. 27, 2023)

Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Undergraduate (In-State)	$12,160	$12,400	$14,278	$14,278	-$2
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$12,160	$12,400	$14,278	$14,278	$13,160
Graduate (In-State)	$12,540	$12,810	$14,664	$14,664	-$2
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$12,540	$12,810	$14,664	$14,664	$13,515

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Ashford University offers 95 degree programs through Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate programs. Of that, 94 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Associates, 58 Bachelors, 26 Masters, 6 Doctorate. 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	4	58	26	6	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	4	59	26	6	NOT OFFERED

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.

Natural Resources and Conservation

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	72	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	192	215	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	132	4	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Learning Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	106	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	260	816	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Applied Linguistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Family Resource Management Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Child Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	106	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Developmental Services Worker	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Library Science

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Library and Information Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Military Technologies and Applied Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Military Applied Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	11	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Behavioral Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	206	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sustainability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	469	286	8	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	159	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	310	107	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	97	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cultural Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	107	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Wellness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	506	246	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	111	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Holistic Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	170	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	1	682	886	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	108	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Customer Service Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Research and Development Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	119	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	228	2	17	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	635	450	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	197	46	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	62	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	107	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	272	196	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	33	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	119	91	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	80	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	66	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

Since Ashford University is an online college that all programs are offered via distance learning, all 40,362 students have enrolled online exclusively.

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	40,362
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	40,362
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	0

By student location, out of a total of 40,362 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 5,442 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 34,876 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 44 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.