Columbia Southern University Online Degrees

Columbia Southern Online Programs Overview

Columbia Southern University (referred to as Columbia Southern) is a Private, 4-years school located in Orange Beach, AL. Columbia Southern is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. Columbia Southern offers the online degree programs for both undergraduate and graduate studies through Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate Certificate programs.
The 2023 tuition & fees at Columbia Southern University is $5,808 when a student take courses regularly (18 to 21 credit hours per semester). The tuition per credit hour is $235 for all students. Total 15,948 students have enrolled in online degree programs exclusively at Columbia Southern University.

Columbia Southern 2023 Online Programs Key Facts
Tuition & Fees	Undergraduate: $5,808 Graduate: $3,820
Costs per Credit	$235
Online Students	15,948
Graduation Rate	32%
Student to Faculty Ratio	28 to 1
Online Programs	40 programs
Offered Online Programs	Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate Certificate

Online Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Columbia Southern University offers 40 online major programs Last year, total 5,864 students have earned their degrees/certificate through online at Columbia Southern. Next tables summarize the offered online major programs and its sub-programs at Columbia Southern.

Online Associate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Engineering Technology [+]	1	283
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	1	283
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	1	129
General Studies	1	129
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	2	535
Criminal Justice/Police Science	1	130
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	1	405
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	2	105
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	1	52
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	1	53
Business [+]	1	224
Business Administration and Management	1	224
Total	7	1,276

Online Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	1	62
Environmental Studies	1	62
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	2	155
Information Technology	1	85
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	1	70
Engineering Technology [+]	1	547
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	1	547
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	6	799
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	1	102
Criminal Justice/Police Science	1	143
Fire Services Administration	1	479
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	1	6
Homeland Security	1	57
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	1	12
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	3	313
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	1	158
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	1	60
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	1	95
Business [+]	3	815
Business Administration and Management	1	608
Organizational Leadership	1	87
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	1	120
Total	16	2,691

Online Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Engineering Technology [+]	1	374
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	1	374
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	3	207
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	1	69
Homeland Security	1	10
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	1	128
Human Services [+]	1	143
Public Administration	1	143
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	1	84
Public Health	1	84
Business [+]	2	1,009
Business Administration and Management	1	815
Organizational Leadership	1	194
Total	8	1,817

Online Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Business [+]	1	29
Business Administration and Management	1	29
Total	1	29

Online Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	1	2
Environmental Studies	1	2
Engineering Technology [+]	1	12
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	1	12
Human Services [+]	1	11
Public Administration	1	11
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	1	4
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	1	4
Business [+]	4	22
Project Management	1	5
Finance	1	1
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	1	14
Marketing/Marketing Management	1	2
Total	8	51

2023 Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & fees of Columbia Southern are $5,808 for undergraduate program. The 2023 graduate tuition & fees are $3,820. The tuition per credit hour of Columbia Southern is $235.

2022-2023 Online Degree Tuition at Columbia Southern
	Undergraduate	Graduate
Tuition & Fees	$5,808	$3,820
Cost Per Credit	$235	-$1

Distance Learning Student Population

At online degree programs at Columbia Southern, 15,948 students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . Next table summarizes the student population enrolled in online programs at Columbia Southern.