Graduate Programs at Samford University

Graduate School Overview

Samford University (referred to as Samford) is a Private, 4 years school located in Birmingham, AL. Samford University is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. 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 (1/1/1920 - Current).

Samford Directory Information
School Name	Samford University (Samford)
Address	800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229-2240
Phone	205-726-2011
Web	https://www.samford.edu
Online Application	https://www.samford.edu/admission/apply
Financial Info	https://www.samford.edu/departments/financial-services

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Samford University is $21,921 in average. The school has 2,151 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,758 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 120 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 21 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$21,921
Student Population	2,151
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	120 graduate programs (21 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Samford University is $21,921 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $921.

Samford University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Samford 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, 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)	21 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) 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 Samford University is $21,921. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.60% 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$17,255	$610
2019-2020	$17,754	$610
2020-2021	$20,587	$640
2021-2022	$20,935	$640
2022-2023	$21,265	$656

The graduate school tuition & fees of Samford is expensive compared to private 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
Samford University	$21,921
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 tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $921 at Samford University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.66% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$837
2019-2020	$862
2020-2021	$888
2021-2022	$906
2022-2023	$921

Graduate Programs at Samford

Samford University offers 52 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, 750 students have completed their study at Samford University.

Offered Degrees at Samford University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	32	11	264
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	46
Doctor's degree - other	12	7	423
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	1	8
Post Master's Degree	4	1	9
Total	52	20	750

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision program with 15 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 57 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 138 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Samford University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	15	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✔	8	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	7	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	2	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Samford University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	57	$51,400
Business Administration and Management	✕	37	$51,400
Divinity/Ministry	✕	37	-
Accounting	✕	29	-
Public Health	✔	27	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Samford University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	138	$44,800
Law	✕	132	$44,800
Pharmacy	✕	125	$115,800
Pharmacy	✕	89	$115,800
Nursing Administration	✔	47	-

Samford University offers 52 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 750 students have completed their graduate studies.

264 students have earned/completed Master's program.
423 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
8 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
9 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
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✔	2	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	31 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	$53,100
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	4	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✕	2	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	2	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	11	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	8	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✔	11	-
Legal Studies [+]	✔ (3 completers)	24 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✔	1	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	✕	5	-
Health Law	✔	10	-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)	✔	8	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Religious/Sacred Music	✕	0	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	10	$35,700
Divinity/Ministry	✕	23	-
Human Services [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Social Work	✕	19	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	0	-
Keyboard Instruments	✕	1	-
Voice and Opera	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (5 completers)	83 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	16	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	4	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	5	-
Public Health	✔	27	-
Medical Informatics	✔	4	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	$96,200
Nursing Administration	✕	0	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✔	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	27	-
Business [+]	✕	59 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	37	$51,400
Accounting	✕	22	-
	Total	264

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	46 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	46	$88,800
	Total	46

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	132 completers	$44,800
Law	✕	132	$44,800
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	290 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	125	$115,800
Public Health	✔	1	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	35	-
Medical Informatics	✔	2	-
Nursing Administration	✔	38	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	25	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	35	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing	✔	4	-
Nursing Practice	✔	25	-
	Total	423

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	0	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	8 completers	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✔	8	-
	Total	8

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	7	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	2	-
	Total	9

Graduate Student Population at Samford

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,151 students enrolled into Samford University graduate schools where it has total 5,758 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,941 full-time and 210 part-time graduate students. By gender, 694 male and 1,457 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	2,151	694	1,457
Full-time	1,941	634	1,307
Part-tme	210	60	150

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

There are 1,582 White (73.55%), 314 Black/African American (14.60%), 85 Hispanic (3.95%), 47 Asian (2.19%), and 123 students with other races. 8 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,151	694	1,457
American Indian/Native American	7	3	4
Asian	47	17	30
Black/African American	314	73	241
Hispanic	85	32	53
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,582	536	1,046
Two More	45	20	25
Un-Known	63	10	53
Non-resident Alien	8	3	5

Samford University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 346 graduate students (16.09% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 463 graduate students (21.52% 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	2,151
Enrolled Online Exclusively	346
Enrolled Some Online Courses	463
Not in Online Courses	1,342

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Samford University. 1,036 students are aged 20 to 24 (48.16% of total students), 100 students are aged above 50 (4.65%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Samford University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,151	694	1,457
Age 20-21	112	28	84
Age 22-24	924	302	622
Age 25-29	508	197	311
Age 30-34	208	77	131
Age 35-39	131	42	89
Age 40-49	168	33	135
Age 50-64	92	12	80
Over 64	8	3	5

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