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Columbia Southern University Graduate School Report

5,279 Graduate Students
$4,035 Avg Graduate Tuition & Fees (In-State)
100.0% Took Classes Online
Want the scoop on Columbia Southern University Graduate School? We've put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what degree programs Columbia Southern University offers, if the school is ranked, how diverse it is, and much more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.

Columbia Southern University Graduate School Rankings

#1,055 Master's Degree School in U.S.
#668 Doctorate Degree School in U.S.

College Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.

Best Master’s Degree Schools Ranking

In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Columbia Southern University landed the #1055 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.

Columbia Southern University also ranked #17 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Alabama.

 

Best Doctorate Degree Schools Ranking

There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Columbia Southern University took the #668 spot on the list.

For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Alabama, Columbia Southern University came in at #12.

 

Columbia Southern University Graduate Student Diversity

5,279 Graduate Students
46.1% Women
33.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the last year in which we have data, 5,279 graduate students decided that Columbia Southern University was the best place for them. In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students. Keep reading to learn more.

Columbia Southern University Graduate Student Male-Female Ratio

Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 46.1% of the total graduate students at Columbia Southern University are women and 53.9% are men.

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Columbia Southern University Graduate Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity

About 33.9% of the graduate students who attend Columbia Southern University are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 0.1% of graduate students hail from another country. For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you'll be taken to a page with more details.

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Columbia Southern University Graduate School Cost of Attendance

$4,035 Avg Tuition & Fees (In-State)
Due to a lack of data, we have no information on whether or not Columbia Southern University offers per-credit tuition and fees options for part-time graduate students.

The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$3,900$3,900
Fees$135$135

Average Salary of Columbia Southern University Grads with Master’s or Doctorate

$62,616 Avg Salary (Master's)

Master’s Degree Average Earnings

The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Columbia Southern University is $62,616. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 7% higher than the national average of $58,425.

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Location of Columbia Southern University Graduate School

Alabama State
Town Campus Setting
Private Public/Private
Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama. The surrounding location of Orange Beach is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Get more details about the location of Columbia Southern University.

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Contact details for Columbia Southern University are given below.

Contact Details
Address:21982 University Lane, Orange Beach, AL 36561-9000
Phone:251-981-3771
Website:www.columbiasouthern.edu/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Columbia.Southern
Twitter:https://twitter.com/CSUedu

Online Learning for Columbia Southern University Grad Students

100.0% Took All Classes Online

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 100.0% of the graduate students at Columbia Southern University took all of their courses online.

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Columbia Southern University Master’s Degree Programs

The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.

Master’s Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Business Administration & Management1,241
Criminal Justice & Corrections53
Homeland Security175
Public Administration127
Public Health93
Quality Control Technology384

Columbia Southern University Doctorate Degree Programs

Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.

Doctorate Degree ProgramAnnual Graduates
Business Administration & Management42

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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