Athens State University Teaching Programs

Athens State University is a public institution located in Athens, Alabama. Athens is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Athens State University?

Contact details for Athens State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	300 N Beaty St, Athens, AL 35611
Phone:	256-233-8100
Website:	www.athens.edu

How Do I Get Into Athens State University?

You can apply to Athens State University online at: www.athens.edu/apply

Can I Afford Athens State University?

Athens State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,559 undergraduate students at Athens State University, with 1,136 being full-time and 1,423 being part-time.

There are also 235 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,136 full-time undergraduates at Athens State University, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Athens State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	111
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	887
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	84

Over 7 countries are represented at Athens State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Colombia, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Athens State University

There are 48 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Athens State University. In 2022-2023, 2,675 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 5th 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 Athens State University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Educational/Instructional Technology	50%
Other Education	11%

Athens State University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	0	142	0	142
Technical Teacher Education	0	27	32	59
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	0	40	0	40
General Special Education	0	25	0	25
Other Education	0	19	0	19
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	16	0	16
Educational/Instructional Technology	2	0	0	2
Teacher Assistant/Aide	1	0	0	1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	269	32	304

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
• Image Credit: By Dpepper73 under License

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