Graduate Programs at Athens State University

Graduate School Overview

Athens State University (referred to as Athens State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Athens, AL.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1955 - Current).

Athens State Directory Information
School Name	Athens State University (Athens State)
Address	300 N Beaty St, Athens, AL 35611
Phone	256-233-8100
Web	https://www.athens.edu
Online Application	https://www.athens.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.athens.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Athens State is $10,536 for Alabama residents and $16,920 for out-of-state students. The school has 374 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,894 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 55 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 35 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$16,920 $10,536 for Alabama Residents
Student Population	374
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	55 graduate programs (35 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Athens State is $10,536 for Alabama residents and $16,920 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $348 for Alabama residents and $603 for out-of-state students.

Athens State offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Alabama Residents	$10,536
Out-of-State	$16,920
Tuition per Credit Hour
Alabama Residents	$348
Out-of-State	$603

Athens 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)	35 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 Athens State University is $10,536 for Alabama residents and $16,920 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.68% 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	$7,968	-	$7,968	-
2019-2020	$6,936	$1,224	$12,000	$1,224
2020-2021	$6,936	$1,224	$12,000	$1,224
2021-2022	$7,800	$1,848	$12,000	$1,848
2022-2023	$8,352	$1,848	$14,472	$1,848
2023-2024	$8,688	$1,848	$15,072	$1,848

The graduate school tuition & fees of Athens State is relatively inexpensive 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
Athens State University	$10,536	$16,920
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 tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $359 for Alabama residents and $625 for other students at Athens State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.65% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Alabama Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$332	$332
2019-2020	$289	$500
2020-2021	$289	$500
2021-2022	$325	$500
2022-2023	$348	$603
2023-2024	$359	$625

Graduate Programs at Athens State

Athens State University offers 4 graduate programs for Master's 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, 81 students have completed their study at Athens State University.

Offered Degrees at Athens State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	3	3	80
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	1
Total	4	4	81

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management program with 43 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Athens State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	1

Popular Master's Programs at Athens State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	43
Technical Teacher Education	✔	32
Religion/Religious Studies	✔	5

Athens State University offers 4 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 81 students have completed their graduate studies.

80 students have earned/completed Master's program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	32 completers
Technical Teacher Education	✔	32
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers
Religion/Religious Studies	✔	5
Business [+]	✔	43 completers
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	43
	Total	80

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Business [+]	✔	1 completers
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	1
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at Athens State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 374 students enrolled into Athens State University graduate schools where it has total 2,894 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 46 full-time and 328 part-time graduate students. By gender, 143 male and 231 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	374	143	231
Full-time	46	15	31
Part-tme	328	128	200

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 214 White (57.22%), 114 Black/African American (30.48%), 15 Hispanic (4.01%), 10 Asian (2.67%), and 21 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	374	143	231
American Indian/Native American	6	4	2
Asian	10	6	4
Black/African American	114	36	78
Hispanic	15	8	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	214	84	130
Two More	9	4	5
Un-Known	4	0	4
Non-resident Alien	1	1	0

Athens State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 372 graduate students (99.47% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2 graduate students (0.53% 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	374
Enrolled Online Exclusively	372
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Athens State University. 33 students are aged 20 to 24 (8.82% of total students), 63 students are aged above 50 (16.84%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Athens State University.