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. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at University of North Alabama is $7,140 for Alabama residents and $13,860 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,442 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,526 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 101 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 8 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,860 $7,140 for Alabama Residents
Student Population	2,442
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	101 graduate programs (8 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of North Alabama is $7,140 for Alabama residents and $13,860 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $370 for Alabama residents and $740 for out-of-state students.

University of North Alabama offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of North Alabama 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)	8 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of North Alabama is $7,140 for Alabama residents and $13,860 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Alabama Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$5,868	$1,484	$11,736	$1,484
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

The graduate school tuition & fees of UNA is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Alabama. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,225 and the Alabama graduate tuition is $20,450 (public) / $12,490 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of North Alabama	$7,140	$13,860
All Graduate Schools	$15,964	$19,225
Public	$11,349	$20,502
Private	$19,232
Alabama Graduate Schools	$10,893	$16,098
Public	$9,734	$20,450
Private	$12,490

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $10,766 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of North Alabama. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $10,766. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$7,484	$2,800	$7,484	$2,800
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

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $370 for Alabama residents and $740 for other students at University of North Alabama. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Alabama Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$326	$652
2018-2019	$326	$652
2019-2020	$370	$740
2020-2021	$370	$740
2021-2022	$370	$740

Graduate Programs at UNA

University of North Alabama offers 46 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, 639 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	5	561
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	0	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	14	0	43
Post Master's Degree	4	2	35
Total	46	7	639

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 22 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 214 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	✕	22	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	15	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	14	-
Youth Services/Administration	✕	14	-
Education	✔	14	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of North Alabama
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	214	$61,900
Business Administration and Management	✔	210	$61,900
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	74	$67,400
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	37	$67,400
Social Work	✕	35	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of North Alabama
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-

University of North Alabama offers 46 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 639 students have completed their graduate studies.

561 students have earned/completed Master's program.
43 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
35 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 [+]	✔ (2 completers)	110 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	6	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	15	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	4	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	34	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	27	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	10	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	14	-
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Family Systems	✔	4	-
Family and Community Services	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	8 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Writing	✕	5	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	10	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies (other)	✕	19	-
Psychology [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	16	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	13	-
Human Services [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Social Work	✕	35	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	2	-
Geography (other)	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	74 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	74	$67,400
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	239 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	214	$61,900
Accounting	✕	25	-
History [+]	✕	7 completers	-
History	✕	5	-
Public/Applied History	✕	2	-
	Total	561

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Family and Community Services	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	3	-
Human Services [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Youth Services/Administration	✕	22	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Geography	✕	0	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	10	-
Sociology	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Project Management	✕	0	-
Business/Managerial Economics	✕	2	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	0	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Public/Applied History	✕	2	-
	Total	43

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	34 completers	-
Education	✔	9	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	14	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	1	-
	Total	35

Graduate Student Population at UNA

For academic year 2021-2022, total 2,442 students enrolled into University of North Alabama graduate schools where it has total 8,526 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 597 full-time and 1,845 part-time graduate students. By gender, 834 male and 1,608 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	2,442	834	1,608
Full-time	597	171	426
Part-tme	1,845	663	1,182

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

There are 1,705 White (69.82%), 379 Black/African American (15.52%), 89 Hispanic (3.64%), 68 Asian (2.78%), and 201 students with other races. 96 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,442	834	1,608
American Indian/Native American	11	3	8
Asian	68	31	37
Black/African American	379	113	266
Hispanic	89	31	58
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,705	590	1,115
Two More	64	18	46
Un-Known	29	8	21
Non-resident Alien	96	40	56

University of North Alabama offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,128 graduate students (87.14% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 160 graduate students (6.55% 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	2,442
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,128
Enrolled Some Online Courses	160
Not in Online Courses	154

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of North Alabama. 476 students are aged 20 to 24 (19.49% of total students), 169 students are aged above 50 (6.92%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of North Alabama.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,442	834	1,608
Age 20-21	14	3	11
Age 22-24	462	142	320
Age 25-29	646	212	434
Age 30-34	378	154	224
Age 35-39	320	109	211
Age 40-49	453	163	290
Age 50-64	162	47	115
Over 64	7	4	3

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