Online Degrees and Programs at Athens State University

Online Program Overview

Athens State University offers 90 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 63 major programs - 18 Certificate, 25 Bachelors, 13 Masters, and 7 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $9,840 for Alabama residents and $17,370 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,832 students out of total 2,894 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 571 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Athens State University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameAthens State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address300 N Beaty St, Athens, AL
Online Students1,832 Enrolled Online Exclusively
843 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$9,840
Out-of-State$17,370
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$10,536
Out-of-State$16,920
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Online Degree Programs
Total63 Programs
Certificate18 Programs
Bachelors25 Programs
Masters13 Programs
Post-Graduate7 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Athens State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Alabama residents, the tuition & fees are $9,840 and $17,370 for non-Alabama residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $10,536 and $16,920 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $251 for Alabama residents and $502 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $362 for Alabama residents and $628 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$7,710$7,710$9,060$9,540$9,840
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$13,890$13,890$15,810$16,770$17,370
Graduate (In-State)$8,160$8,160$9,648$10,200$10,536
Graduate (Out-of-State)$13,224$13,224$13,848$16,320$16,920
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$206$206$225$241$251
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$412$412$450$482$502
Graduate (In-State)$289$289$325$348$362
Graduate (Out-of-State)$500$500$500$603$628

Online Programs By Area of Study

Athens State University offers 90 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 63 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 18 Certificate, 25 Bachelors, 13 Masters, 7 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs18NOT OFFERED25 13NOT OFFERED7
Overall Programs28NOT OFFERED42 13NOT OFFERED7

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at Athens State University. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Learning SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Online Educator/Online TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
College/Postsecondary/University TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Technical Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28 20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education (other)2 NOT OFFERED 45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 68 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Behavioral SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Forensics and Fraud InvestigationONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Aviation/Airway Management and OperationsONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Digital ArtsONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 3 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Occupational Health and Industrial HygieneONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and Management1 NOT OFFERED 78 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management8 NOT OFFERED 18 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 21 45 NOT OFFERED 2
Operations Management and SupervisionONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Project Management1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED 1
Science/Technology ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting1 NOT OFFERED 61 1 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 NOT OFFERED 27 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems1 NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Resources ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Athens State University, there are 2,894 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,675 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,832 students are enrolled exclusively and 843 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,894
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,832
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses843
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses219

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,832 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,684 Alabama Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 144 students living in the U.S. States other than Alabama, and 4 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,832
Alabama Resident1,684
Other State In U.S.144
Outside of U.S.4
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,832
Undergraduate1,460
Graduate372
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,460
Degree/Certificate Seeking1,411
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking49
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