Graduate Programs at Alabama State University

Graduate School Overview

Alabama State University (referred to as Alabama State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Montgomery, AL. Alabama State is a historically black school.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1966 - Current).

Alabama State Directory Information
School Name	Alabama State University (Alabama State)
Address	915 S Jackson Street, Montgomery, AL 36104-0271
Phone	334-229-4100
Web	https://www.alasu.edu
Online Application	https://www.alasu.edu/admissions/undergrad-admissions/index.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.alasu.edu/undergraduate/expensesandfinancialaid/expenses-and-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Alabama State is $10,336 for Alabama residents and $17,752 for out-of-state students. The school has 532 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,828 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 61 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 6 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,752 $10,336 for Alabama Residents
Student Population	532
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	61 graduate programs (6 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Alabama State is $10,336 for Alabama residents and $17,752 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $412 for Alabama residents and $824 for out-of-state students.

Alabama State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Alabama Residents	$10,336
Out-of-State	$17,752
Tuition per Credit Hour
Alabama Residents	$412
Out-of-State	$824

Alabama State offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	6 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Alabama State University is $10,336 for Alabama residents and $17,752 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.02% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Alabama Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$9,888	$2,740	$19,776	$2,740
2019-2020	$7,416	$2,740	$14,832	$2,740
2020-2021	$7,416	$2,740	$14,832	$2,740
2021-2022	$7,416	$2,740	$14,832	$2,740
2022-2023	$7,416	$2,740	$14,832	$2,740
2023-2024	$7,416	$2,920	$14,832	$2,920

The graduate school tuition & fees of Alabama State is average compared to public graduate schools in Alabama. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Alabama graduate tuition is $21,404 (public) / $13,479 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Alabama State University	$10,336	$17,752
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Alabama Graduate Schools	$11,128	$16,835
Public	$10,239	$21,404
Private	$13,479

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $12,820 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Alabama State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 17.37% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,450. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$6,050	$3,392	$7,320	$4,228
2019-2020	$6,050	$3,392	$7,320	$4,228
2020-2021	$6,050	$3,392	$7,320	$4,228
2021-2022	$6,050	$3,392	$7,320	$5,130
2022-2023	$6,050	$3,392	$7,320	$5,130
2023-2024	$7,690	$3,392	$7,320	$5,130

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $419 for Alabama residents and $832 for other students at Alabama State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.97% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Alabama Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$412	$824
2019-2020	$412	$824
2020-2021	$412	$824
2021-2022	$412	$824
2022-2023	$412	$824
2023-2024	$419	$832

Graduate Programs at Alabama State

Alabama State University offers 27 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 145 students have completed their study at Alabama State University.

Offered Degrees at Alabama State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	18	4	119
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	1	2
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	22
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0	0
Post Master's Degree	5	1	2
Total	27	6	145

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Alabama State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Occupational Therapy/Therapist program with 23 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 22 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Alabama State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	2	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Alabama State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	23	-
Accounting	✕	19	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	✔	12	-
Social Work	✕	9	-
Orthotist/Prosthetist	✕	9	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Alabama State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	22	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	1	-
Microbiology	✔	1	-

Alabama State University offers 27 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 145 students have completed their graduate studies.

119 students have earned/completed Master's program.
22 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	✔	12	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	27 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	4	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	2	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	9	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	4	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Mathematics	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	5	-
Human Services [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Social Work	✕	9	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	38 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	23	-
Orthotist/Prosthetist	✕	9	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✔	6	-
Business [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Accounting	✕	19	-
History [+]	✔	1 completers	-
History	✔	1	-
	Total	119

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Microbiology	✕	1	-
	Total	2

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	22	-
	Total	22

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	-	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✔	-	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at Alabama State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 532 students enrolled into Alabama State University graduate schools where it has total 3,828 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 383 full-time and 149 part-time graduate students. By gender, 162 male and 370 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	532	162	370
Full-time	383	114	269
Part-tme	149	48	101

Alabama State University is a historically black school and 386 (72.56% of total students) students are Black/African American at Alabama State University. There are 104 White (19.55%), 3 Hispanic (0.56%), 7 Asian (1.32%), and 32 students with other races. 20 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	532	162	370
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	7	4	3
Black/African American	386	119	267
Hispanic	3	1	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	104	26	78
Two More	5	0	5
Un-Known	6	3	3
Non-resident Alien	20	9	11

Alabama State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 287 graduate students (53.95% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 58 graduate students (10.90% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	532
Enrolled Online Exclusively	287
Enrolled Some Online Courses	58
Not in Online Courses	187

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