Graduate Programs at University of North Alabama

Graduate School Overview

University of North Alabama (referred to as UNA) is a Public, 4 years school located in Florence, AL.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1934 - Current).

UNA Directory Information
School Name	University of North Alabama (UNA)
Address	One Harrison Plaza, Florence, AL 35632-0001
Phone	256-765-4100
Web	https://www.una.edu
Online Application	https://www.applyweb.com/aw?una
Financial Info	https://www.una.edu/financial-aid/index.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UNA is $9,990 for Alabama residents and $18,900 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,616 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,830 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 107 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 35 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,900 $9,990 for Alabama Residents
Student Population	2,616
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	107 graduate programs (35 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UNA is $9,990 for Alabama residents and $18,900 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $370 for Alabama residents and $740 for out-of-state students.

UNA offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Alabama Residents	$9,990
Out-of-State	$18,900
Tuition per Credit Hour
Alabama Residents	$370
Out-of-State	$740

UNA 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	ROTC (Army) 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 University of North Alabama is $9,990 for Alabama residents and $18,900 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 36.36% 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	$5,868	$1,244	$11,736	$1,244
2019-2020	$6,660	$540	$13,320	$540
2020-2021	$6,660	$540	$13,320	$540
2021-2022	$6,600	$540	$13,320	$540
2022-2023	$6,600	$540	$13,320	$540
2023-2024	$8,910	$1,080	$17,820	$1,080

The graduate school tuition & fees of UNA 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
University of North Alabama	$9,990	$18,900
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 $11,600 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UNA.

On-campus living costs are increased by 7.31% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,600. Off-campus living costs are increased by 10.16% 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	$7,670	$2,800	$7,670	$2,800
2019-2020	$7,830	$2,800	$7,830	$2,800
2020-2021	$7,966	$2,800	$7,966	$2,800
2021-2022	$7,966	$2,800	$7,966	$2,800
2022-2023	$7,730	$2,800	$7,730	$2,800
2023-2024	$7,900	$3,400	$7,900	$3,700

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $518 for Alabama residents and $1,009 for other students at University of North Alabama. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 36.35% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Alabama Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$326	$652
2019-2020	$370	$740
2020-2021	$370	$740
2021-2022	$370	$740
2022-2023	$370	$740
2023-2024	$518	$1,009

Graduate Programs at UNA

University of North Alabama offers 49 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, 872 students have completed their study at University of North Alabama.

Offered Degrees at University of North Alabama
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	26	19	796
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	0	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	17	0	31
Post Master's Degree	4	4	45
Total	49	23	872

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Youth Services/Administration program with 20 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 308 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Kinesiology and Exercise Science program with 0 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of North Alabama
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Youth Services/Administration	✕	20	-
Education	✕	19	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	13	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	7	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of North Alabama
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	308	$61,900
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	136	$67,400
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	53	-
Social Work	✔	48	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies (other)	✕	32	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of North Alabama
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-

University of North Alabama offers 49 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 872 students have completed their graduate studies.

796 students have earned/completed Master's program.
31 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
45 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
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	142 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	16	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	17	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	1	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	53	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	24	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	17	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	14	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✔	2	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	7 completers	-
Family Systems	✔	-	-
Family and Community Services	✔	7	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Writing	✔	10	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Mathematics	✔	8	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	48 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	16	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies (other)	✕	32	-
Psychology [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	13	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	12	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	48 completers	-
Social Work	✔	48	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✔	-	-
Geography (other)	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	136 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	136	$67,400
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	340 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	308	$61,900
Accounting	✔	32	-
History [+]	✔	7 completers	-
History	✔	5	-
Public/Applied History	✕	2	-
	Total	796

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Family and Community Services	✕	1	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	1 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	-	-
History [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Public/Applied History	✕	2	-
	Total	31

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	13 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	13 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	13	-
	Total	45

Graduate Student Population at UNA

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,616 students enrolled into University of North Alabama graduate schools where it has total 9,830 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 797 full-time and 1,819 part-time graduate students. By gender, 840 male and 1,776 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	2,616	840	1,776
Full-time	797	229	568
Part-tme	1,819	611	1,208

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

There are 1,738 White (66.44%), 470 Black/African American (17.97%), 94 Hispanic (3.59%), 60 Asian (2.29%), and 254 students with other races. 160 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,616	840	1,776
American Indian/Native American	15	3	12
Asian	60	26	34
Black/African American	470	122	348
Hispanic	94	31	63
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	1,738	560	1,178
Two More	50	15	35
Un-Known	26	7	19
Non-resident Alien	160	75	85

University of North Alabama offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,207 graduate students (84.37% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 233 graduate students (8.91% 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	2,616
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,207
Enrolled Some Online Courses	233
Not in Online Courses	176

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