Athens State University (Athens State) is a four-year, public school located in Athens, AL.

It offers 20 graduate programs - 13 Master's, 7 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,536 for in-state and $16,920 for out-of-state students.

A total of 374 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,894 students at Athens State. Athens State offers online graduate programs and 372 out of 374 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Athens State's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,536 for Alabama residents and $16,920 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty (20) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameAthens State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address300 N Beaty St, Athens, AL
Graduate School Students235 students
372 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$10,536
Out-of-State$16,920
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 20 Graduate Programs
13 Master's, 7 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Athens State University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Athens State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Alabama residents, the tuition & fees are $10,536 and $16,920 for non-Alabama residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $362 for Alabama residents and $628 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$8,688$15,072
Fees$1,848$1,848
Cost per Credit$362$628

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Athens State University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 20 major areas - 13 Master's (13 online programs), 7 Post-Bachelor's (7 online programs).

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total115-3-
Men46-2-
Women69-1-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information SciencesONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Learning SciencesONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Online Educator/Online TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
College/Postsecondary/University TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Technical Teacher Education20ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Religion/Religious Studies5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Fine/Studio ArtsONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management8ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management45ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Organizational LeadershipONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Accounting1ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration9ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Athens State graduate schools have a total of 235 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 94 male and 141 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 32 full-time and 203 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 372 students enrolled through online exclusively and 2 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 128 White, 83 Black, and 4 Asian students are attending at Athens State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

3 grad students are younger than 22 and 146 students are older than 65. It has 89 students aged between 22 and 30 and 136 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total235
Men94
Women141
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total235
Full-time Students32
Part-time Students203
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total235
American Indian /
Native American
3
Asian4
Black83
Hispanic9
White128
Two or more races5
Un-Known3
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total235
21 & Under3
22-2430
25-2959
30-3462
35-3974
40 & Over146

Online Population

At Athens State University graduate schools, 372 students enrolled online exclusively and 2 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment374
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses372
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses0
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses372
Alabama Resident300
Other State In U.S.71
Outside of U.S.1