Athens State University

Athens State University is a public, online university headquartered in Athens, AL. It has a smaller student body with 1,149 full-time undergrads enrolled. Athens State's most popular major is a Bachelor's in Elementary Education, which is comprised of 20% of students. Additional commonly in-demand majors include Business, which accounts for 15% of students, and Accounting (7%). Its religious studies program is ranked #6 in Alabama. Furthermore, Athens State places 1st in Alabama for safest colleges. For those living in Alabama, tuition costs $191; non-Alabama applicants, however, need to lay out $424 a year. A couple years after receiving their diplomas, alumni take home a median yearly salary of $33,400. After 4 more years of experience, their average yearly wage increases 15.9% to $38,700; however, that is still 3.5% under the national median. Many of you might also want to hear that it costs $30 to apply and the application deadline is Rolling Admissions. What's more, it has evening degree programs, and Athens State does not have a distance education program. With regard to your pocketbook, be aware that Athens State offers a tuition guarantee plan, insuring that your tuition will not increase throughout your enrollment. With respect to demographics, Black professors make up 12% of the faculty at Athens State and students from out-of-state make up 2% of the student body at Athens State. Finally, six years after college, the highest-earning quartile of graduates take home $51,300 or more and only around a twentieth of alumni miss payments on their student debt.