Columbia Southern University Graduate Programs

Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Orange Beach draws many to the area.

Where Is Columbia Southern University?

Contact details for Columbia Southern University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	21982 University Lane, Orange Beach, AL 36561-9000
Phone:	251-981-3771
Website:	www.columbiasouthern.edu

Columbia Southern University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,740 graduate students at Columbia Southern University, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Columbia Southern University graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	153
Black or African American	1,108
Hispanic or Latino	144
White	2,194
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,137

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at Columbia Southern University. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Columbia Southern University

There are 48 bachelor’s degree and 24 master’s degree programs available online at Columbia Southern University. In 2022-2023, 15,948 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Columbia Southern University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Columbia Southern University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Public Administration & Social Service	16%

Columbia Southern University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	5	1,009	29	1,043
Quality Control Technology	12	374	0	386
Public Administration	11	143	0	154
Homeland Security	0	138	0	138
Public Health	0	84	0	84
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	69	0	69
Human Resource Management	14	0	0	14
Health & Medical Administrative Services	4	0	0	4
Marketing	2	0	0	2
Natural Resources Conservation	2	0	0	2
Finance & Financial Management	1	0	0	1
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0
Fire Protection	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	51	1,817	29	1,897

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.