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Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL · Private (for-profit) · 12,176 students · mostly bachelor degrees
32nd-cheapest of 65 Alabama colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$14,580
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$18,226
Graduation rate
33%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$63,534
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$21,339
Pell grant recipients
24%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
57 programsProcess Safety Technology/Technician · Master's Degree378 grads/yr$99,847Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Bachelor's Degree60 grads/yr$95,774Process Safety Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree521 grads/yr$94,480Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations · Master's Degree131 grads/yr$93,851Business Administration and Management, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma12 grads/yr$89,203Fire Science/Fire-fighting · Bachelor's Degree585 grads/yr$88,735Fire Science/Fire-fighting · Associate's Degree432 grads/yr$88,114Process Safety Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree307 grads/yr$87,340Process Safety Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma29 grads/yr$84,636Environmental Science · Bachelor's Degree61 grads/yr$81,292Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree953 grads/yr$79,103Environmental Science · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma15 grads/yr$78,159Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Bachelor's Degree75 grads/yr$77,738Public Administration · Master's Degree149 grads/yr$74,452Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations · Bachelor's Degree57 grads/yr$73,703Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree256 grads/yr$70,354Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree594 grads/yr$69,343Environmental Health · Master's Degree64 grads/yr$66,208Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree98 grads/yr$66,000Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Master's Degree57 grads/yr$64,135Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree53 grads/yr$63,248Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Bachelor's Degree96 grads/yr$62,061General Studies · Associate's Degree99 grads/yr$62,009Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree128 grads/yr$61,821Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree192 grads/yr$61,433
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.