Columbus State University is now able to offer in-state tuition to all residents of Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee who come to Columbus State University as an undergraduate student. See our border state FAQ for more information.

If you will be a fully online student, please select "Yes" for this question. If you are taking any combination of on-campus and online courses, please select "No" for this question.

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Programs part of the 12-hour cap:

  • Tuition for the MBA program is charged $268 in-state/out-of-state $1121 /out-of-country $1154 per credit hour plus all mandatory fees.
  • Tuition for the MS in Organizational Leadership program is charged $268 in-state/out-of-state $1121 /out-of-country $ 1154 per credit hour plus all mandatory fees.
  • Tuition for the Master of Public Administration program is charged $253 in-state/out-of-state $1055 /out-of-country $ 1086 per credit hour plus all mandatory fees.

Exceptions

Please Note: Beginning Fall 2020, per policy of the University System of Georgia, out-of-state students who are taking a combination of undergraduate face-to-face classes and regular undergraduate online classes are required to pay out-of-state tuition for all of their courses. If you have a waiver which pays for out-of-state tuition, it will pay the out-of-state tuition for all your courses.

Tuition for the following programs is not subject to the 15-hour cap:

  • eTuition for online CSU courses is charged at $189 per credit hour.
  • Tuition for the Georgia Film Academy (GFA) courses is charged at $189 per credit hour.
  • Tuition for eCore classes is charged at $161 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.
  • Tuition for FinTech Academy Courses (eMajor) is charged at $201 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.
  • Tuition for online RN to BSN is charged at $201 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.

Tuition for the following programs is not subject to the 12-hour cap:

  • eTuition for online CSU courses is charged at $318 per credit hour.
  • Tuition for the online M.S. in Applied Computer Science is charged at $347 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.
  • Tuition for the online M.S. in Cybersecurity is charged at $347 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.
  • Tuition for the online M.Ed and Ed.S in Educational Leadership program is charged at $318 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.
  • Tuition for the online MSN (Master of Science in Nursing) is charged at $407 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.
  • Tuition for online Ed.D. courses is charged at $475 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.
  • Tuition for the Online Graduate MBA (WMBA) program is charged at $765 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.

The mandatory fees are waived for active-duty military students utilizing tuition assistance.

Tuition for the following programs is not subject to the 15-hour cap:

  • eTuition for online CSU courses is charged at $189 per credit hour.
  • Tuition for the Georgia Film Academy (GFA) courses is charged at $189 per credit hour.
  • Tuition for eCore classes is charged at $161 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.
  • Tuition for FinTech Academy Courses (eMajor) is charged at $201 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.
  • Tuition for online RN to BSN is charged at $201 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.

The mandatory fees are waived for active-duty military students utilizing tuition assistance.

Tuition for the following programs is subject to the 12-hour cap:

  • Tuition for the MPA program is charged at $244 per credit hour in-state and $956 per credit hour out-of-state plus all mandatory fees.
  • Tuition for the MBA program is charged at a maximum of $250 per credit hour in-state and $1,016 per credit hour out-of-state plus all mandatory fees.
  • Tuition for the MS in Organizational Leadership is charged at a maximum of $250 per credit hour in-state and $1,016 per credit hour out-of-state plus all mandatory fees.
  • Tuition for the Ed.D. in Curriculum and Leadership is charged at a maximum of $250 per credit hour in-state and $1,125 per credit hour out-of-state plus all mandatory fees.

Tuition for the following programs is not subject to the 12-hour cap:

  • eTuition for online CSU courses is charged at $318 per credit hour.
  • Tuition for the online M.S. in Applied Computer Science is charged at $347 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.
  • Tuition for the online M.S. in Cybersecurity is charged at $347 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.
  • Tuition for the online M.Ed and Ed.S in Educational Leadership program is charged at $318 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.
  • Tuition for the online MSN (Master of Science in Nursing) is charged at $407 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.
  • Tuition for online Ed.D. courses is charged at $475 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.
  • Tuition for the Online Graduate MBA (WMBA) program is charged at $765 per credit hour plus the online learning fee.

Please see our mandatory fees page for an explanation of fees.