University of the Cumberlands offers 112 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 75 major programs - 3 Certificate, 17 Associate, 4 Bachelors, 35 Masters, 8 Doctorate, and 8 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $9,875 for undergraduate programs and $3,195 for graduate programs.

Total 13,667 students out of total 22,120 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 6,880 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

University of the Cumberlands is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameUniversity of the Cumberlands
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address6191 College Station Drive, Williamsburg, KY
Online Students13,667 Enrolled Online Exclusively
7,078 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$9,875
Graduate Tuition & Fees$3,195
Student to Faculty23:1 (4.35%)
Online Degree Programs
Total75 Programs
Certificate3 Programs
Associates17 Programs
Bachelors4 Programs
Masters35 Programs
Doctorate8 Programs
Post-Graduate8 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of the Cumberlands. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $9,875 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $3,195 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $335 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $355 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$9,875$9,875$9,875$9,875$9,875
Graduate$4,582$4,582$4,582$4,560$3,195
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$335$335$335$335$335
Graduate$315$315$315$355$355
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of the Cumberlands offers 112 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 75 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Certificates, 17 Associates, 4 Bachelors, 35 Masters, 8 Doctorate, 8 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 Programs3174 3588
Overall Programs31838 3698

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 Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 3 ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 10 ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED857 128 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED 1 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED363 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 2 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED202 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)NOT OFFERED 46 NOT OFFERED96 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED149 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED386 99 NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED309 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED106 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM300 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM69 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED92 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED85 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED51 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Legal Assistant/ParalegalNOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 26 ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Theology and Religious Vocations program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED 9 ONLY IN CLASSROOM32 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sports Studies1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Bible/Biblical StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religious EducationNOT OFFERED 1 ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 31 ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED275 53 NOT OFFERED
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED58 NOT OFFERED 8
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 12 ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and CounterterrorismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human ServicesNOT OFFERED 18 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health SciencesNOT OFFERED 28 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health and WellnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFERED 2 ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/Commerce1 22 ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM511 38 NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED21 154 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 5 ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM53 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED105 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED612 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Marketing/Marketing Management1 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of the Cumberlands, there are 22,120 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 20,745 students were attending classes through distance learning (13,667 students are enrolled exclusively and 7,078 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment22,120
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses13,667
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses7,078
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,375

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 13,667 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 9,073 Kentucky Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 4,543 students living in the U.S. States other than Kentucky, and 51 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses13,667
Kentucky Resident9,073
Other State In U.S.4,543
Outside of U.S.51
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses13,667
Undergraduate5,021
Graduate8,646
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses5,021
Degree/Certificate Seeking4,735
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking286

Ratings & Review

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    Reem Safi (Alum)
    • May 21, 2025
    The University of the Cumberlands is one of the most student-friendly educational institutions.

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