Graduate Programs at Claflin University

Graduate School Overview

Claflin University (referred to as Claflin) is a Private, 4 years school located in Orangeburg, SC. Claflin is a historically black school.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1947 - Current).

Claflin Directory Information
School Name	Claflin University (Claflin)
Address	400 Magnolia Street, Orangeburg, SC 29115-4498
Phone	803-535-5000
Web	https://www.claflin.edu
Online Application	https://my.claflin.edu/ics/Admissions
Financial Info	https://www.claflin.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Claflin is $10,912 in average. The school has 81 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,830 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 44 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$10,912
Student Population	81
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	44 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Claflin is $10,912 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $585.

Claflin offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$10,530
Required Fees	$382
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$585

Claflin 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)	4 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) 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 Claflin University is $10,912. 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	$10,728	$374
2019-2020	$11,653	$382
2020-2021	$11,653	$382
2021-2022	$11,653	$382
2022-2023	$10,530	$382
2023-2024	$10,530	$382

The graduate school tuition & fees of Claflin is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in South Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the South Carolina graduate tuition is $25,895 (public) / $15,156 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Claflin University	$10,912
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
South Carolina Graduate Schools	$13,505	$20,143
Public	$13,303	$25,895
Private	$15,156

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,480 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Claflin.

On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,500. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$9,294	$5,200	$11,500	$9,000
2019-2020	$9,480	$5,250	$11,500	$9,000
2020-2021	$9,480	$5,250	$11,500	$9,000
2021-2022	$9,480	$5,250	$11,500	$9,000
2022-2023	$9,480	$5,250	$11,500	$9,000
2023-2024	$9,480	$5,250	$11,500	$9,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $585 at Claflin University. 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	$596
2019-2020	$608
2020-2021	$608
2021-2022	$608
2022-2023	$585
2023-2024	$585

Graduate Programs at Claflin

Claflin University offers 6 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, 43 students have completed their study at Claflin University.

Offered Degrees at Claflin University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	3	43
Total	6	3	43

The most popular program at Claflin University is the Criminal Justice/Safety Studies program and last year 14 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Claflin University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	14	-
Biotechnology	✕	13	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	11	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	5	-
Nursing Administration	✔	-	-

Claflin University offers 6 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 43 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Biotechnology	✕	13	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	14	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	-	-
Nursing Administration	✔	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	11	-
	Total	43

Graduate Student Population at Claflin

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 81 students enrolled into Claflin University graduate schools where it has total 1,830 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 47 full-time and 34 part-time graduate students. By gender, 16 male and 65 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	81	16	65
Full-time	47	9	38
Part-tme	34	7	27

Claflin University is a historically black school and 63 (77.78% of total students) students are Black/African American at Claflin University. There are 8 White (9.88%), and 10 students with other races. 3 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	81	16	65
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	63	14	49
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	8	1	7
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	6	0	6
Non-resident Alien	3	1	2

Claflin University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 65 graduate students (80.25% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	81
Enrolled Online Exclusively	65
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	16

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Claflin University. 14 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.28% of total students), 11 students are aged above 50 (13.58%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Claflin University.