Graduate Programs at Gardner-Webb University

Graduate School Overview

Gardner-Webb University (referred to as GWU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Boiling Springs, NC. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1948 - Current).

GWU Directory Information
School Name	Gardner-Webb University (GWU)
Address	Main St, Boiling Springs, NC 28017-0997
Phone	704-406-2361
Web	https://www.gardner-webb.edu
Online Application	https://www.gardner-webb.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/undergraduate-admissions/how-to-apply/index
Financial Info	https://www.gardner-webb.edu/financial-planning

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Gardner-Webb University is $11,050 in average. The school has 1,332 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,144 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 91 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 21 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,050
Student Population	1,332
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	91 graduate programs (21 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Gardner-Webb University is $11,050 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $654.

Gardner-Webb University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Gardner-Webb 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)	21 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Gardner-Webb University is $11,050. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 9.08% 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	$9,000	$50
2019-2020	$9,000	$50
2020-2021	$9,000	$50
2021-2022	$10,080	$50
2022-2023	$11,000	$50

The graduate school tuition & fees of GWU is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in North Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the North Carolina graduate tuition is $22,206 (public) / $16,286 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Gardner-Webb University	$11,050
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
North Carolina Graduate Schools	$12,434	$17,968
Public	$8,258	$22,206
Private	$16,286

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,370 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Gardner-Webb University. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.78% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $8,300. 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	$10,360	$2,260	$5,800	$2,600
2019-2020	$10,360	$2,400	$5,800	$2,700
2020-2021	$10,390	$2,400	$5,700	$2,600
2021-2022	$10,540	$2,400	$5,700	$2,600
2022-2023	$10,770	$2,400	$5,700	$2,600

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $654 at Gardner-Webb University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 9.00% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$500
2019-2020	$500
2020-2021	$500
2021-2022	$600
2022-2023	$654

Graduate Programs at GWU

Gardner-Webb University offers 44 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, 634 students have completed their study at Gardner-Webb University.

Offered Degrees at Gardner-Webb University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	19	4	397
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	7	2	98
Post Bachelor's Degree	5	5	9
Post Master's Degree	13	8	130
Total	44	19	634

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Gardner-Webb University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 136 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 125 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 36 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Gardner-Webb University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	136	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	126	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	5	-
English Language and Literature	✔	4	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Gardner-Webb University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	125	$53,000
Business Administration and Management	✕	84	$53,000
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	72	$48,800
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	53	$48,800
Physician Assistant	✕	35	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Gardner-Webb University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	36	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	33	$63,800
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	31	$63,800
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	29	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	20	-

Gardner-Webb University offers 44 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 634 students have completed their graduate studies.

397 students have earned/completed Master's program.
9 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
130 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 [+]	✕	111 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	29	$42,800
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	72	$48,800
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	3	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	7	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✔	12	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	✕	3	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	6	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	1	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	9	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	10	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Economics	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	93 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	31	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	15	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	29	$83,300
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	18	-
Business [+]	✔	152 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	125	$53,000
Accounting	✔	22	$48,500
Investments and Securities	✕	2	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	3	-
	Total	397

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	69 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	33	$63,800
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	36	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	1	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	11	-
Business [+]	✔	15 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	0	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	15	-
	Total	98

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✔	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	6 completers	-
Nursing Administration	✔	1	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	5	-
Business [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	0	-
Auditing	✔	1	-
	Total	9

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	126 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	126	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Economics	✔	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	0 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	0	-
Nursing Administration	✔	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	3 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Accounting	✔	0	-
Finance	✕	0	-
Human Resources Management and Services (other)	✔	0	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✔	0	-
Management Information Systems	✔	0	-
Marketing (other)	✕	3	-
	Total	130

Graduate Student Population at GWU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,458 students enrolled into Gardner-Webb University graduate schools where it has total 3,144 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 468 full-time and 990 part-time graduate students. By gender, 446 male and 1,012 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	1,458	446	1,012
Full-time	468	150	318
Part-tme	990	296	694

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

There are 756 White (51.85%), 487 Black/African American (33.40%), 33 Hispanic (2.26%), 16 Asian (1.10%), and 166 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,458	446	1,012
American Indian/Native American	8	3	5
Asian	16	9	7
Black/African American	487	144	343
Hispanic	33	12	21
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	756	230	526
Two More	22	8	14
Un-Known	134	39	95
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Gardner-Webb University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 274 graduate students (18.79% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 155 graduate students (10.63% 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	1,458
Enrolled Online Exclusively	274
Enrolled Some Online Courses	155
Not in Online Courses	1,029

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Gardner-Webb University. 190 students are aged 20 to 24 (13.03% of total students), 243 students are aged above 50 (16.67%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Gardner-Webb University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,458	446	1,012
Age 20-21	10	0	10
Age 22-24	180	89	91
Age 25-29	233	73	160
Age 30-34	196	68	128
Age 35-39	221	61	160
Age 40-49	375	87	288
Age 50-64	228	62	166
Over 64	15	6	9

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