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 University is a historically black school. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

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 at Alabama State University is $10,156 for Alabama residents and $17,572 for out-of-state students. The school has 465 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,964 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, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,572 $10,156 for Alabama Residents
Student Population	465
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	61 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Alabama State University is $10,156 for Alabama residents and $17,572 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 University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Alabama State University 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, remedial services, 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)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 $10,156 for Alabama residents and $17,572 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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

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 $19,603 and the Alabama graduate tuition is $20,935 (public) / $13,142 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Alabama State University	$10,156	$17,572
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Alabama Graduate Schools	$10,966	$16,598
Public	$9,892	$20,935
Private	$13,142

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $11,180 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Alabama State University. On-campus living costs are stayed same 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $412 for Alabama residents and $824 for other students at Alabama State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same 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

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, 143 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	0	105
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	1	14
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	24
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0	0
Post Master's Degree	5	0	0
Total	27	1	143

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 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Occupational Therapy/Therapist program with 20 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 24 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Alabama State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	1	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	0	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	0	-
Education	✕	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Alabama State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	20	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	20	-
Accounting	✕	14	-
Accounting	✕	13	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	13	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Alabama State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	24	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	22	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	10	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	9	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	7	-

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 143 students have completed their graduate studies.

105 students have earned/completed Master's program.
24 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	✕	7	-
Education [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	6	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	2	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	1	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	6	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Social Work	✕	12	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	44 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	20	-
Orthotist/Prosthetist	✕	11	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	13	-
Business [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Accounting	✕	14	-
History [+]	✕	0 completers	-
History	✕	0	-
	Total	105

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	10	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Microbiology	✕	4	-
	Total	14

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	24	-
	Total	24

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Education	✕	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	0	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Alabama State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 465 students enrolled into Alabama State University graduate schools where it has total 3,964 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 323 full-time and 142 part-time graduate students. By gender, 139 male and 326 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	465	139	326
Full-time	323	96	227
Part-tme	142	43	99

Alabama State University is a historically black school and 329 (70.75% of total students) students are Black/African American at Alabama State University. There are 109 White (23.44%), 1 Hispanic (0.22%), 5 Asian (1.08%), and 21 students with other races. 8 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	465	139	326
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	5	2	3
Black/African American	329	91	238
Hispanic	1	0	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	109	34	75
Two More	6	3	3
Un-Known	5	4	1
Non-resident Alien	8	5	3

Alabama State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 239 graduate students (51.40% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 87 graduate students (18.71% 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	465
Enrolled Online Exclusively	239
Enrolled Some Online Courses	87
Not in Online Courses	139

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Alabama State University. 173 students are aged 20 to 24 (37.20% of total students), 35 students are aged above 50 (7.53%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Alabama State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	465	139	326
Age 20-21	5	2	3
Age 22-24	168	43	125
Age 25-29	112	40	72
Age 30-34	55	18	37
Age 35-39	32	9	23
Age 40-49	58	16	42
Age 50-64	33	10	23
Over 64	2	1	1

Similar Schools to Alabama State

Compare similar schools with admission, tuition, and more academic facts.

AAMU

Alabama State vs. AAMU

Alabama A & M University (AAMU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Normal, AL. Alabama A & M University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $11,542 for Alabama residents and $21,574 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 862 and it offers total 62 graduate programs(2 online programs).

Compare

View School

UAPB

Alabama State vs. UAPB

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is a Public, 4 years school located in Pine Bluff, AR. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $8,098 for Arkansas residents and $15,346 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 186 and it offers total 49 graduate programs(2 online programs).

Compare

View School

GSU

Alabama State vs. GSU

Grambling State University (GSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Grambling, LA. Grambling State University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $7,416 for Louisiana residents and $16,439 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 865 and it offers total 56 graduate programs(11 online programs).

Compare

View School

Southern University and A & M

Alabama State vs. Southern University and A & M

Southern University and A & M College (Southern University and A & M) is a Public, 4 years school located in Baton Rouge, LA. Southern University and A & M College is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $10,658 for Louisiana residents and $17,104 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 1,757 and it offers total 58 graduate programs(1 online programs).

Compare

View School

Alcorn State

Alabama State vs. Alcorn State

Alcorn State University (Alcorn State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Alcorn State, MS. Alcorn State University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $8,395 for Mississippi residents and $8,854 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 541 and it offers total 49 graduate programs(5 online programs).

Compare

View School

Jackson State

Alabama State vs. Jackson State

Jackson State University (Jackson State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Jackson, MS. Jackson State University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $8,445 for Mississippi residents and $9,445 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 2,317 and it offers total 92 graduate programs(1 online programs).

Compare

View School

Mississippi Valley State

Alabama State vs. Mississippi Valley State

Mississippi Valley State University (Mississippi Valley State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Itta Bena, MS. Mississippi Valley State University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $7,902 for Mississippi residents and $8,066 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 350 and it offers total 40 graduate programs(2 online programs).

Compare

View School

PVAMU

Alabama State vs. PVAMU

Prairie View A & M University (PVAMU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Prairie View, TX. Prairie View A & M University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $7,993 for Texas residents and $17,378 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 956 and it offers total 64 graduate programs(4 online programs).

Compare

View School

TSU

Alabama State vs. TSU

Texas Southern University (TSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Houston, TX. Texas Southern University is a historically black school.The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $8,328 for Texas residents and $15,488 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 1,798 and it offers total 76 graduate programs.

Compare

View School