Columbia Southern University Healthcare Programs

Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution situated in Orange Beach, Alabama. Orange Beach is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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

How Do I Get Into Columbia Southern University?

You can apply to Columbia Southern University online at: www.columbiasouthern.edu/Apply-Now

Since Columbia Southern University has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Columbia Southern University?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Columbia Southern University, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,701 a year. That adds up to $22,804 over four years for those students.

Columbia Southern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,672 undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University, with 6,370 being full-time and 5,302 being part-time.

There are also 4,740 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,370 full-time undergraduates at Columbia Southern University, 61% are male and 39% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	88
Black or African American	1,107
Hispanic or Latino	109
White	3,832
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,234

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 2nd 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
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	33%
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	10%
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	3%

Columbia Southern University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Health Care Management	0	0	158	4	0	162
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	53	60	0	0	113
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	4	0	95	0	0	99
General Public Health	0	0	0	0	84	84
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	0	52	0	0	0	52
TOTAL	4	105	313	4	84	510

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.