Private for-profit · Orange Beach, Alabama
Columbia Southern University: cost, debt and earnings by major
28 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $15,834
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 30%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 12,176
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $18,888
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 8.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $15,131 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $14,793 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $16,168 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $15,722 |
| $110,000+ | $19,961 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (3)
Associate's programs (6)
Bachelor's programs (12)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$95,774
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$94,480
- Fire Protection$88,735
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$81,292
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$77,738
- Homeland Security$73,703
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$70,354
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,343
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$63,248
- Human Resources Management and Services$62,061
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$61,821
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$49,618
Master's programs (6)
Doctoral programs (1)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$134,402 (1 yr)