Graduate Programs at Catawba College

Graduate School Overview

Catawba College (referred to as Catawba) is a Private, 4 years school located in Salisbury, NC.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1928 - Current).

Catawba Directory Information
School Name	Catawba College (Catawba)
Address	2300 W Innes St, Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone	800-228-2922
Web	https://www.catawba.edu
Online Application	https://www.catawba.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.catawba.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Catawba is $3,594 in average. The school has 78 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,172 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 50 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$3,594
Student Population	78
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	50 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Catawba is $3,594 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $599.

Catawba offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$3,594
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$599

Catawba offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Catawba College is $3,594. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$2,280	-
2019-2020	$2,280	-
2020-2021	$3,594	-
2021-2022	$3,594	-
2022-2023	$3,594	-
2023-2024	$3,594	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Catawba is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in North Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the North Carolina graduate tuition is $22,600 (public) / $15,605 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Catawba College	$3,594
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
North Carolina Graduate Schools	$12,485	$17,525
Public	$8,436	$22,600
Private	$15,605

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,999 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Catawba.

On-campus living costs are increased by 6.59% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,413. Off-campus living costs are increased by 15.47% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$10,488	$3,434	$9,048	$3,434
2019-2020	$10,488	$3,546	$9,048	$3,546
2020-2021	$10,804	$3,434	$9,048	$3,434
2021-2022	$11,130	$3,434	$9,048	$3,434
2022-2023	$11,576	$3,434	$9,048	$3,434
2023-2024	$12,550	$3,449	$10,964	$3,449

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $599 at Catawba College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$190
2019-2020	$190
2020-2021	$599
2021-2022	$599
2022-2023	$599
2023-2024	$599

Graduate Programs at Catawba

Catawba College offers 8 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 24 students have completed their study at Catawba College.

Offered Degrees at Catawba College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	8	2	24
Total	8	2	24

The most popular program at Catawba College is the Business Administration and Management program and last year 10 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Catawba College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	10	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	8	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	6	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	-	-

Catawba College offers 8 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 24 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	8	-
Business [+]	✔	10 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	10	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	24

Graduate Student Population at Catawba

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 78 students enrolled into Catawba College graduate schools where it has total 1,172 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 76 full-time and 2 part-time graduate students. By gender, 38 male and 40 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	78	38	40
Full-time	76	37	39
Part-tme	2	1	1

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 49 White (62.82%), 12 Black/African American (15.38%), 5 Hispanic (6.41%), and 12 students with other races. 3 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	78	38	40
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	12	4	8
Hispanic	5	2	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	49	28	21
Two More	4	0	4
Un-Known	5	2	3
Non-resident Alien	3	2	1

Catawba College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 55 graduate students (70.51% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.