Graduate Programs at University of South Alabama

Graduate School Overview

University of South Alabama (referred to as South Alabama) is a Public, 4 years school located in Mobile, AL. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) 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 (1/1/1968 - Current).

South Alabama Directory Information
School Name	University of South Alabama (South Alabama)
Address	307 N University Blvd, Mobile, AL 36688-0002
Phone	251-460-6101
Web	https://www.southalabama.edu
Online Application	https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/admissions/applytousa.html
Financial Info	https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of South Alabama is $8,624 for Alabama residents and $17,048 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,159 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 13,992 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 119 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 11 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,048 $8,624 for Alabama Residents
Student Population	5,159
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	119 graduate programs (11 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of South Alabama is $8,624 for Alabama residents and $17,048 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $468 for Alabama residents and $936 for out-of-state students.

University of South Alabama offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

University of South 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)	11 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 University of South Alabama is $8,624 for Alabama residents and $17,048 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.38% 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	$7,956	$200	$15,912	$200
2019-2020	$7,956	$200	$15,912	$200
2020-2021	$7,956	$200	$15,912	$200
2021-2022	$8,226	$200	$16,452	$200
2022-2023	$8,424	$200	$16,848	$200

The graduate school tuition & fees of South Alabama 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
University of South Alabama	$8,624	$17,048
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 $13,289 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of South Alabama. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.92% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,789. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.31% 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	$7,620	$4,390	$8,512	$4,390
2019-2020	$7,800	$4,916	$9,178	$4,916
2020-2021	$7,900	$5,370	$9,020	$5,370
2021-2022	$8,150	$4,762	$9,020	$4,762
2022-2023	$8,510	$4,779	$10,010	$4,779

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $468 for Alabama residents and $936 for other students at University of South Alabama. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.41% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Alabama Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$442	$884
2019-2020	$442	$884
2020-2021	$442	$884
2021-2022	$457	$914
2022-2023	$468	$936

Graduate Programs at South Alabama

University of South Alabama offers 56 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, 1,686 students have completed their study at University of South Alabama.

Offered Degrees at University of South Alabama
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	36	8	1,230
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	10	0	39
Doctor's degree - other	4	1	252
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0	0
Post Master's Degree	5	2	165
Total	56	11	1,686

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Nursing Practice program with 126 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program with 780 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program with 166 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of South Alabama
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	126	-
Nursing Practice	✔	108	-
Nursing Education	✔	24	-
Nursing Education	✔	16	-
Education (other)	✔	11	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of South Alabama
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	780	$94,000
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	666	$94,000
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	53	-
Physician Assistant	✕	40	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	40	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of South Alabama
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	166	$113,800
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	134	$113,800
Medicine	✔	69	$52,000
Medicine	✔	66	$52,000
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✔	40	-

University of South Alabama offers 56 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,686 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,230 students have earned/completed Master's program.
252 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
165 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 [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	✕	12	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	31	-
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	160 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	12	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	22	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	53	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	25	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	13	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	12	-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	✔	5	-
Education (other)	✔	5	-
Engineering [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	5	-
Civil Engineering	✕	6	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	3	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	3	-
Systems Engineering	✕	1	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	2	-
Environmental Toxicology	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	5	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	4	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	9	-
Psychology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Psychology	✕	6	-
Human Services [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	15	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Sociology	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Intermedia/Multimedia	✕	1	-
Music	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	904 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	30	-
Physician Assistant	✕	40	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	40	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	14	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	780	$94,000
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	46 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	34	-
Accounting	✔	12	-
History [+]	✕	0 completers	-
History	✕	0	-
	Total	1,230

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	4	-
Education (other)	✕	4	-
Engineering [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	✕	0	-
Systems Engineering	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	✕	7	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Health/Medical Psychology	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	8	-
	Total	39

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	252 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	9	-
Medicine	✕	69	$52,000
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	40	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	134	$113,800
	Total	252

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Gerontology	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Education (other)	✕	5	-
Engineering [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Systems Engineering	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	150 completers	-
Nursing Education	✔	24	-
Nursing Administration	✕	0	-
Nursing Practice	✔	126	-
	Total	165

Graduate Student Population at South Alabama

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,159 students enrolled into University of South Alabama graduate schools where it has total 13,992 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 4,148 full-time and 1,011 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,044 male and 4,115 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	5,159	1,044	4,115
Full-time	4,148	869	3,279
Part-tme	1,011	175	836

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

There are 3,384 White (65.59%), 978 Black/African American (18.96%), 194 Hispanic (3.76%), 205 Asian (3.97%), and 398 students with other races. 110 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,159	1,044	4,115
American Indian/Native American	28	7	21
Asian	205	45	160
Black/African American	978	144	834
Hispanic	194	39	155
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	7	7
White	3,384	698	2,686
Two More	148	22	126
Un-Known	98	16	82
Non-resident Alien	110	66	44

University of South Alabama offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 3,512 graduate students (68.08% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 230 graduate students (4.46% 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	5,159
Enrolled Online Exclusively	3,512
Enrolled Some Online Courses	230
Not in Online Courses	1,417

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of South Alabama. 906 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.56% of total students), 269 students are aged above 50 (5.21%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of South Alabama.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,159	1,044	4,115
Age 20-21	43	15	28
Age 22-24	863	227	636
Age 25-29	1,396	307	1,089
Age 30-34	1,045	177	868
Age 35-39	739	127	612
Age 40-49	798	135	663
Age 50-64	262	53	209
Over 64	7	2	5
Age Un-Known	6	1	5

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