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. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Clayton State University is $7,017 for Georgia residents and $12,736 for out-of-state students. The school has 676 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,052 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 50 graduate programs through Master's and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 13 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,736 $7,017 for Georgia Residents
Student Population	676
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	50 graduate programs (13 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Clayton State University is $7,017 for Georgia residents and $12,736 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $385 for Georgia residents and $1,335 for out-of-state students.

Clayton State University 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, remedial services, 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)	13 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Clayton State University is $7,017 for Georgia residents and $12,736 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -8.47% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Georgia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$5,512	$1,454	$13,507	$1,454
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

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 $19,204 and the Georgia graduate tuition is $19,068 (public) / $15,843 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Clayton State University	$7,017	$12,736
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
Georgia Graduate Schools	$12,525	$17,067
Public	$7,366	$19,068
Private	$15,843

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $13,430 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Clayton State University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -2.94% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,185. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.68% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$10,490	$2,500	$10,791	$2,500
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

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $385 for Georgia residents and $1,335 for other students at Clayton State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Georgia Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$335	$1,335
2018-2019	$335	$1,335
2019-2020	$335	$1,335
2020-2021	$335	$1,335
2021-2022	$385	$1,335

Graduate Programs at Clayton State

Clayton State University offers 12 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, 148 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	11	2	147
Post Master's Degree	1	0	1
Total	12	2	148

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 83 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
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Clayton State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	83	$50,800
Business Administration and Management	✕	77	$50,800
Business Administration and Management	✕	64	$50,800
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	31	$44,500
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	18	$44,500

Clayton State University offers 12 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 148 students have completed their graduate studies.

147 students have earned/completed Master's program.
1 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 [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Education	✕	4	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	9	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Historic Preservation and Conservation	✔	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Psychology	✕	0	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	8	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	45 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	31	$44,500
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	14	-
Business [+]	✕	77 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	77	$50,800
	Total	147

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at Clayton State

For academic year 2021-2022, total 676 students enrolled into Clayton State University graduate schools where it has total 7,052 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 327 full-time and 349 part-time graduate students. By gender, 189 male and 487 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	676	189	487
Full-time	327	95	232
Part-tme	349	94	255

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

There are 102 White (15.09%), 490 Black/African American (72.49%), 25 Hispanic (3.70%), 25 Asian (3.70%), and 34 students with other races. 11 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	676	189	487
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	25	7	18
Black/African American	490	133	357
Hispanic	25	5	20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	102	31	71
Two More	17	2	15
Un-Known	4	1	3
Non-resident Alien	11	10	1

Clayton State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 576 graduate students (85.21% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 95 graduate students (14.05% 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	676
Enrolled Online Exclusively	576
Enrolled Some Online Courses	95
Not in Online Courses	5

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Clayton State University. 107 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.83% of total students), 65 students are aged above 50 (9.62%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Clayton State University.