Graduate Programs at Francis Marion University

Graduate School Overview

Francis Marion University (referred to as Francis Marion) is a Public, 4 years school located in Florence, SC.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1972 - Current).

Francis Marion Directory Information
School Name	Francis Marion University (Francis Marion)
Address	4822 East Palmetto Street, Florence, SC 29506
Phone	843-661-1362
Web	https://www.fmarion.edu
Online Application	https://emas.fmarion.edu/Apply.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.fmarion.edu/enrollment/financialassistance

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Francis Marion is $11,388 for South Carolina residents and $22,000 for out-of-state students. The school has 410 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,045 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 44 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$22,000 $11,388 for South Carolina Residents
Student Population	410
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	44 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Francis Marion is $11,388 for South Carolina residents and $22,000 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $531 for South Carolina residents and $1,061 for out-of-state students.

Francis Marion offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
South Carolina Residents	$11,388
Out-of-State	$22,000
Tuition per Credit Hour
South Carolina Residents	$531
Out-of-State	$1,061

Francis Marion 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Francis Marion University is $11,388 for South Carolina residents and $22,000 for other students. 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
	South Carolina Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$10,612	$776	$21,224	$776
2019-2020	$10,612	$776	$21,224	$776
2020-2021	$10,612	$776	$21,224	$776
2021-2022	$10,612	$776	$21,224	$776
2022-2023	$10,612	$776	$21,224	$776
2023-2024	$10,612	$776	$21,224	$776

The graduate school tuition & fees of Francis Marion is average compared to public 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
Francis Marion University	$11,388	$22,000
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 $13,384 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Francis Marion.

On-campus living costs are increased by 7.64% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,384. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.14% 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	$8,211	$3,637	$8,211	$3,635
2019-2020	$8,211	$3,716	$8,211	$3,716
2020-2021	$8,230	$3,716	$8,230	$3,716
2021-2022	$8,230	$3,716	$8,230	$3,716
2022-2023	$8,230	$3,970	$8,230	$4,033
2023-2024	$8,898	$4,234	$8,898	$4,486

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $531 for South Carolina residents and $1,061 for other students at Francis Marion University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	South Carolina Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$531	$1,061
2019-2020	$531	$1,061
2020-2021	$531	$1,061
2021-2022	$531	$1,061
2022-2023	$531	$1,061
2023-2024	$531	$1,061

Graduate Programs at Francis Marion

Francis Marion University offers 10 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, 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, 151 students have completed their study at Francis Marion University.

Offered Degrees at Francis Marion University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	8	1	134
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	7
Post Master's Degree	1	0	10
Total	10	2	151

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Francis Marion University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the School Psychology program with 10 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Curriculum and Instruction program with 33 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 7 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Francis Marion University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
School Psychology	✕	10	-

Popular Master's Programs at Francis Marion University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	33	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	✕	26	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	22	-
Applied Psychology	✕	20	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	20	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Francis Marion University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✔	7	-

Francis Marion University offers 10 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 151 students have completed their graduate studies.

134 students have earned/completed Master's program.
7 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
10 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	59 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	33	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	✕	26	-
Psychology [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Applied Psychology	✕	20	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	22	-
Nursing Education	✕	1	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	20	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	12	-
	Total	134

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	7 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✔	7	-
	Total	7

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology	✕	-	-
	Total	10

Graduate Student Population at Francis Marion

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 410 students enrolled into Francis Marion University graduate schools where it has total 4,045 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 112 full-time and 298 part-time graduate students. By gender, 85 male and 325 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	410	85	325
Full-time	112	12	100
Part-tme	298	73	225

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

There are 258 White (62.93%), 89 Black/African American (21.71%), 23 Hispanic (5.61%), 6 Asian (1.46%), and 34 students with other races. 12 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	410	85	325
American Indian/Native American	4	1	3
Asian	6	1	5
Black/African American	89	19	70
Hispanic	23	3	20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	258	41	217
Two More	8	3	5
Un-Known	10	6	4
Non-resident Alien	12	11	1

Francis Marion University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 232 graduate students (56.59% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 83 graduate students (20.24% 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	410
Enrolled Online Exclusively	232
Enrolled Some Online Courses	83
Not in Online Courses	95

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Francis Marion University. 128 students are aged 20 to 24 (31.22% of total students), 30 students are aged above 50 (7.32%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Francis Marion University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	410	85	325
Age 20-21	2	0	2
Age 22-24	126	24	102
Age 25-29	83	22	61
Age 30-34	47	11	36
Age 35-39	41	8	33
Age 40-49	81	14	67
Age 50-64	30	6	24

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