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The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Online

  • Overview
  • Accessibility
  • Demographics
  • Cost
  • Online Offerings
  • Outcomes
  • Military
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public college in Birmingham, Alabama and has been named to the Abound: Finish College Best Online Colleges: South and Best Colleges for Military and Veterans award lists for 2024. The school’s online program features 11 online degree options and 2,436 online students. The on-campus average net price to attend is $16,834 and the per-credit hour charge for part-time students is $368. The school offers online degrees, credit for life experiences, academic counseling services, career services, credit for military training, and more.

Overview

School Type

  • Blended
  • Online
  • Public

Website: www.uab.edu

Accessibility

  • Distance education:Yes
  • Career services:Yes
  • Weekend/Evening classes:No
  • Credit for life experiences:Yes
  • On-Campus day care:No

Demographics

Part-time students
2,769 undergrads
  • Full-time undergrad students:10,263
  • Undergrad students over 25 years old:2,430
  • Pell Grant students:4,482
  • Online and distance education undergrad students:2,436
  • Part-time students
    21%
  • Students over 25 years old
    18%

Cost

In-district per-credit-hour charge for part-time students
$368
Average net price for students awarded grant/aid
$16,834
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Online & Distance Programs

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Bachelor's degrees offered

  • Psychology(1)
  • Homeland Security Law Enforcement Firefighting and Related Protective Service(1)
  • Health Professions and Related Programs(2)
  • Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services(7)
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Outcomes

  • Retention rate for part-time students:54%
  • Graduation rate for part-time students:22%

Military & Veteran

Number of undergraduate students receiving Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits
264 students
  • Credit for military training:Yes
  • Dedicated staff member:Yes
  • Student veteran organization:Yes
  • Yellow Ribbon Program member:Yes
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Benefits

Student Experience

Student Experience

  • Online Synchronous
  • Online Asynchronous
  • Hybrid
Affordability

Affordability

  • Transfer Credit Accepted
  • Military Service Credit Accepted
  • Financial Aid
  • Military Scholarships
  • Yellow Ribbon Program
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Campus Resources

Campus Resources

  • Tutoring
  • Career Services
  • Financial Aid
  • Advisors
  • Library
  • Veteran Student Services
  • Disability Support Services
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Featured Programs & Degrees

Business
Criminal Justice
Healthcare
Nursing
Psychology
Business
Classroom Type
Online - Hybrid
Accelerated?
No
Transfer Credits?
Yes

Business Program Overview

UAB offers diverse options of degrees within the business field. All business program courses are 100% online, meaning no campus meetings are required. Most of the business courses are offered on campus and online.

Degree Options Include

Accounting
Finance
Human Resource Management
Industrial Distribution
Information Systems
Management
Marketing

Criminal Justice
Classroom Type
Online - Hybrid
Accelerated?
No
Transfer Credits?
Yes

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Students with a criminal justice degree will be ready to enter the criminal justice field. The analytical and communication skills that are apart of the program are transferable to many career fields, and will prepare students for law school and graduate school.

Healthcare
Classroom Type
Online - Hybrid
Accelerated?
No
Transfer Credits?
Yes

Healthcare Program Overview

Students will learn about human development, resource management, and can prepare for further education in the healthcare field.  

Degree Options Include

Community Health and Human Services
Healthcare Management

Nursing
Classroom Type
Hybrid
Accelerated?
No
Transfer Credits?
Yes

RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN – BSN)

The RN to BSN degree is offered for students who have completed an associate degree in nursing and are already licensed to practice as an RN. The courses for this program are all distance accessible meaning it can be completed mostly online with some required on-campus meetings.

Psychology
Classroom Type
Online
Accelerated?
No
Transfer Credits?
Yes

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Students can go into any field with a psychology degree because they have an understanding human behavior and skills in communication. This degree is completed 100% online and is taught by the same professors that teach in the program on-campus.

Contact The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Contact Admissions

Chenise Ryan

chooseuab@uab.edu

1.800.421.8743

Main Campus

1720 2nd Ave South

Birmingham, AL 35294

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www.uab.edu/degrees/online

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