Columbia Southern University Online Learning

Online courses are a convenient option for busy students. You may even want to complete your entire degree online if you are an older student or working full-time. In most cases, you can plan your own schedule and work around your life. Keep reading to see what your online learning options are at Columbia Southern University. On this page you will find:

• Online Bachelor’s Degrees
• Online Master’s Degrees
• Online Student Breakdown
• Combined Student Totals
• Undergraduate Degree Seekers
• Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers

Online Bachelor’s Degrees at Columbia Southern University

Columbia Southern University offers 12 online bachelor's degrees. During the most recent year for which data is available, 3,130 students obtained their bachelor's degree in one of these fields:

Online Bachelor’s Degree	Number of Grads
Allied Health Professions	64
Business Administration & Management	823
Computer Information Systems	107
Criminal Justice & Corrections	263
Fire Protection	527
Health & Medical Administrative Services	192
Homeland Security	67
Human Resource Management	165
Information Technology	63
Mental & Social Health Services	92
Natural Resources Conservation	84
Quality Control Technology	683

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state undergraduates at Columbia Southern University is $5,640. Part time students pay $235 per credit hour. For more information on costs, see our Columbia Southern University tuition and fees page.

Online Master’s Degrees at Columbia Southern University

You can get an online master's degree in 6 different fields at Columbia Southern University. The following table shows which subject areas are offered online and the number of recent graduates in each one.

Online Master’s Degree	Number of Grads
Business Administration & Management	1,241
Criminal Justice & Corrections	53
Homeland Security	175
Public Administration	127
Public Health	93
Quality Control Technology	384

How Many Students Participate in Online Learning at Columbia Southern University?

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 18,533 students took at least one online class at Columbia Southern University. Of these students, 13,077 were seeking an undergraduate degree, 177 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers), and 5,279 were graduate students.

All Online Students at Columbia Southern University

Columbia Southern University is an exclusively online school. Students who attended the school were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at Columbia Southern University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	18,533	18,533
2018-2019	20,034	20,034
2017-2018	21,104	21,104
2016-2017	20,818	20,818
2015-2016	21,442	21,442

Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at Columbia Southern University

Since Columbia Southern University is an exclusively online school, all undergraduate seekers were pursuing their entire degree online. Undergraduate students at the school were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online undergraduate degree students at Columbia Southern University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	13,077	13,077
2018-2019	14,276	14,276
2017-2018	15,159	15,159
2016-2017	14,945	14,945
2015-2016	15,411	15,411

Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at Columbia Southern University

Of the 177 undergraduate non-seekers at Columbia Southern University, 100.00% (177) took at least one class online. About 100.00% (177) took all of their courses online. Those non-seekers who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at Columbia Southern University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	177	177
2018-2019	88	88
2017-2018	86	86
2016-2017	105	105
2015-2016	119	119

Online Graduate Students at Columbia Southern University

All graduate students took their classes exclusively online at Columbia Southern University. These students were originally from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at Columbia Southern University for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	5,279	5,279
2018-2019	5,670	5,670
2017-2018	5,859	5,279
2016-2017	5,768	5,768
2015-2016	5,912	5,912

Related Schools

If you’re considering Columbia Southern University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• National American University - Bloomington
• National American University - Roseville
• Sullivan University

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References

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.