Graduate Programs at Clayton State University

Graduate School Overview

Clayton State University (referred to as Clayton State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Morrow, GA.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1971 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Clayton State Directory Information
School Name	Clayton State University (Clayton State)
Address	2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow, GA 30260-0285
Phone	678-466-4000
Web	https://www.clayton.edu
Online Application	https://gafutures.xap.com/applications/usg/usg_common_app_short/introduction.asp?application_id=3387
Financial Info	https://www.clayton.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Clayton State is $6,134 for Georgia residents and $12,625 for out-of-state students. The school has 564 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,847 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 54 graduate programs through Master's and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 4 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,625 $6,134 for Georgia Residents
Student Population	564
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	54 graduate programs (4 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Clayton State is $6,134 for Georgia residents and $12,625 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $385 for Georgia residents and $1,335 for out-of-state students.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Georgia Residents	$6,134
Out-of-State	$12,625
Tuition per Credit Hour
Georgia Residents	$385
Out-of-State	$1,335

Clayton State 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	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 Clayton State University is $6,134 for Georgia residents and $12,625 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.18% 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
	Georgia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,512	$1,474	$13,507	$1,474
2019-2020	$5,760	$1,474	$12,411	$1,474
2020-2021	$5,760	$1,504	$12,411	$1,504
2021-2022	$5,513	$1,504	$11,232	$1,504
2022-2023	$5,513	$1,004	$11,232	$1,004
2023-2024	$5,130	$1,004	$11,621	$1,004

The graduate school tuition & fees of Clayton State is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Georgia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Georgia graduate tuition is $18,819 (public) / $15,694 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Clayton State University	$6,134	$12,625
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Georgia Graduate Schools	$12,347	$16,773
Public	$6,870	$18,819
Private	$15,694

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,479 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Clayton State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 6.90% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,256. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.39% 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	$10,040	$2,529	$9,522	$2,529
2019-2020	$10,960	$2,718	$9,999	$2,718
2020-2021	$11,114	$2,565	$9,999	$2,718
2021-2022	$10,712	$2,565	$10,467	$2,718
2022-2023	$10,980	$2,565	$10,467	$2,565
2023-2024	$11,104	$3,375	$10,881	$3,375

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $362 for Georgia residents and $1,377 for other students at Clayton State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.15% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Georgia Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$335	$1,335
2019-2020	$335	$1,335
2020-2021	$335	$1,335
2021-2022	$385	$1,335
2022-2023	$385	$1,335
2023-2024	$362	$1,377

Graduate Programs at Clayton State

Clayton State University offers 13 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 289 students have completed their study at Clayton State University.

Offered Degrees at Clayton State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	10	3	287
Post Master's Degree	3	0	2
Total	13	3	289

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Clayton State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 121 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Clayton State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	1	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	1	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Clayton State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	121	$50,800
Organizational Leadership	✔	54	-
Public Administration	✕	33	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	21	$44,500
Education	✕	16	-

Clayton State University offers 13 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 289 students have completed their graduate studies.

287 students have earned/completed Master's program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's
Post-Master's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Education	✕	16	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
Historic Preservation and Conservation	✔	10	-
Psychology [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	15	-
Human Services [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	33	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	25 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	21	$44,500
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	4	-
Business [+]	✔	184 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	121	$50,800
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	9	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	54	-
	Total	287

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at Clayton State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 564 students enrolled into Clayton State University graduate schools where it has total 5,847 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 255 full-time and 309 part-time graduate students. By gender, 162 male and 402 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	564	162	402
Full-time	255	68	187
Part-tme	309	94	215

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

There are 104 White (18.44%), 379 Black/African American (67.20%), 20 Hispanic (3.55%), 16 Asian (2.84%), and 45 students with other races. 18 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	564	162	402
American Indian/Native American	4	1	3
Asian	16	5	11
Black/African American	379	103	276
Hispanic	20	8	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	104	33	71
Two More	16	4	12
Un-Known	7	2	5
Non-resident Alien	18	6	12

Clayton State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 422 graduate students (74.82% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 104 graduate students (18.44% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	564
Enrolled Online Exclusively	422
Enrolled Some Online Courses	104
Not in Online Courses	38

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Clayton State University. 87 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.43% of total students), 78 students are aged above 50 (13.83%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Clayton State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	564	162	402
Age 20-21	6	1	5
Age 22-24	81	25	56
Age 25-29	145	31	114
Age 30-34	97	27	70
Age 35-39	64	23	41
Age 40-49	93	35	58
Age 50-64	53	11	42
Over 64	25	9	16

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