Largest Online Graduate Schools in Alabama
For the academic year 2022-2023, Columbia Southern University is the largest online graduate school in Alabama with 4,618 students who enrolled online exclusively. University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of South Alabama also have the large number of online graduate students, following Columbia Southern University.
The following table shows the top 10 largest online graduate schools in Alabama.
| School Name | Graduate Student Population | Tuition & Fees | Number of Graduate Programs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Students Enrolled Online exclusively | Students Enrolled in Some Online Classes | Students Not Enrolled in Online Classes | Alabama residents | Out-of-State | Total | Online Programs | ||
| 1 | Columbia Southern UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsOrange Beach, AL | 4,618 | 4,618 | 0 | 0 | $3,820 | 54 | 54 | |
| 2 | University of Alabama at BirminghamPublic, 4 yearsBirmingham, AL | 8,607 | 3,548 | 1,530 | 3,529 | $8,424 | $20,556 | 196 | 16 |
| 3 | University of South AlabamaPublic, 4 yearsMobile, AL | 4,958 | 3,338 | 225 | 1,395 | $9,040 | $17,680 | 122 | 12 |
| 4 | University of West AlabamaPublic, 4 yearsLivingston, AL | 3,433 | 3,190 | 92 | 151 | $6,868 | $13,546 | 55 | 18 |
| 5 | The University of AlabamaPublic, 4 yearsTuscaloosa, AL | 6,186 | 2,514 | 665 | 3,007 | $11,740 | $33,040 | 231 | 6 |
| 6 | Troy UniversityPublic, 4 yearsTroy, AL | 3,388 | 2,440 | 352 | 596 | $8,550 | $17,100 | 91 | 46 |
| 7 | University of North AlabamaPublic, 4 yearsFlorence, AL | 2,616 | 2,207 | 233 | 176 | $9,990 | $18,900 | 107 | 35 |
| 8 | Auburn UniversityPublic, 4 yearsAuburn, AL | 6,385 | 2,007 | 751 | 3,627 | $12,524 | $33,908 | 274 | 48 |
| 9 | Jacksonville State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsJacksonville, AL | 1,322 | 870 | 295 | 157 | $11,304 | $17,640 | 78 | 24 |
| 10 | University of Alabama in HuntsvillePublic, 4 yearsHuntsville, AL | 2,068 | 696 | 360 | 1,012 | $11,686 | $25,484 | 110 | 11 |
