Graduate Programs at Georgia Southern University

Graduate School Overview

Georgia Southern University (referred to as Georgia Southern) is a Public, 4 years school located in Statesboro, GA.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1935 - Current).

Georgia Southern Directory Information
School Name	Georgia Southern University (Georgia Southern)
Address	1332 Southern Drive, Statesboro, GA 30460-8126
Phone	912-478-5391
Web	https://www.georgiasouthern.edu
Online Application	https://admissions.georgiasouthern.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://em.georgiasouthern.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Georgia Southern is $6,520 for Georgia residents and $21,424 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,502 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 25,481 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 211 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 31 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$21,424 $6,520 for Georgia Residents
Student Population	3,502
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	211 graduate programs (31 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Georgia Southern is $6,520 for Georgia residents and $21,424 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $277 for Georgia residents and $1,105 for out-of-state students.

Georgia Southern offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Georgia Residents	$6,520
Out-of-State	$21,424
Tuition per Credit Hour
Georgia Residents	$277
Out-of-State	$1,105

Georgia Southern 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)	31 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy) Study abroad 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 Georgia Southern University is $6,520 for Georgia residents and $21,424 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
	Georgia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$6,636	$2,092	$26,518	$2,092
2019-2020	$4,977	$2,092	$19,890	$2,092
2020-2021	$4,986	$2,114	$19,890	$2,114
2021-2022	$4,986	$2,114	$19,890	$2,114
2022-2023	$4,986	$1,534	$19,890	$1,534
2023-2024	$4,986	$1,534	$19,890	$1,534

The graduate school tuition & fees of Georgia Southern is average 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
Georgia Southern University	$6,520	$21,424
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 $18,735 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Georgia Southern.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.81% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,556. 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	$9,650	$5,808	$8,326	$6,208
2019-2020	$10,030	$5,804	$8,326	$5,804
2020-2021	$10,136	$6,158	$8,824	$6,558
2021-2022	$10,012	$5,882	$9,044	$6,282
2022-2023	$10,316	$7,474	$9,814	$7,742
2023-2024	$10,993	$7,474	$9,814	$7,742

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $277 for Georgia residents and $1,105 for other students at Georgia Southern University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Georgia Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$277	$1,105
2019-2020	$277	$1,105
2020-2021	$277	$1,105
2021-2022	$277	$1,105
2022-2023	$277	$1,105
2023-2024	$277	$1,105

Graduate Programs at Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern University offers 111 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, 1,473 students have completed their study at Georgia Southern University.

Offered Degrees at Georgia Southern University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	57	16	1,207
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	8	1	65
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	34
Post Bachelor's Degree	29	2	52
Post Master's Degree	16	7	115
Total	111	26	1,473

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Georgia Southern University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 29 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) program with 154 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 34 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Georgia Southern University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	29	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	23	-
School Psychology	✔	23	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	17	-
Administration of Special Education	✔	15	-

Popular Master's Programs at Georgia Southern University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	154	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	143	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	102	$63,200
Accounting	✔	79	$55,800
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✔	74	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Georgia Southern University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	34	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	20	-
Public Health	✕	19	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	$84,500
Clinical Psychology	✕	8	-

Georgia Southern University offers 111 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,473 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,207 students have earned/completed Master's program.
34 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
52 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
115 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
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Technical and Scientific Communication	✕	23	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	✕	-	$34,000
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	3	-
Computer Science	✕	5	-
Education [+]	✔ (10 completers)	591 completers	-
Education	✕	-	-
Multicultural Education	✔	8	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	8	$45,600
Administration of Special Education	✔	44	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	65	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	31	$52,200
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	$46,000
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	22	$39,600
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	-	$44,000
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	50	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✔	25	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	26	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	143	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	154	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	15	-
Spanish Language Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Applied Engineering	✕	9	-
Civil Engineering	✕	5	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	7	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	16	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	-	-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	✕	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	11 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	11	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	32	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	9	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	89 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	15	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✔	74	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Physical Sciences	✕	17	-
Psychology [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Psychology	✕	12	-
School Psychology	✕	24	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	-	-
Human Services [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	7	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	25 completers	-
Criminology	✕	10	-
Applied Economics	✔	4	-
Geography	✕	1	-
Sociology	✕	-	-
Social Sciences (other)	✕	10	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	5	-
Music	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	116 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	16	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	12	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	✕	-	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	8	-
Public Health	✕	50	$34,900
Public Health Education and Promotion	✕	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	30	$90,900
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	181 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	102	$63,200
Accounting	✔	79	$55,800
History [+]	✕	8 completers	-
History	✕	8	-
	Total	1,207

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	20	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	8	$84,500
Psychology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	27 completers	-
Public Health	✕	19	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	8	-
Nursing Science	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	2	-
	Total	65

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	34	-
	Total	34

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Technical and Scientific Communication	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	29	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	3	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	4	-
Human Services [+]	✕	-	-
Public Administration	✕	-	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Applied Economics	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Public Health	✔	7	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Accounting	✕	-	-
History	✕	-	-
	Total	52

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (6 completers)	92 completers	-
Education	✕	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Administration of Special Education	✔	15	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	15	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	17	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✔	12	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	23	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	9	-
Psychology [+]	✕	23 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	23	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
	Total	115

Graduate Student Population at Georgia Southern

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,502 students enrolled into Georgia Southern University graduate schools where it has total 25,481 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,511 full-time and 1,991 part-time graduate students. By gender, 962 male and 2,540 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	3,502	962	2,540
Full-time	1,511	460	1,051
Part-tme	1,991	502	1,489

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

There are 2,100 White (59.97%), 790 Black/African American (22.56%), 168 Hispanic (4.80%), 79 Asian (2.26%), and 365 students with other races. 216 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,502	962	2,540
American Indian/Native American	8	3	5
Asian	79	32	47
Black/African American	790	181	609
Hispanic	168	46	122
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0	5
White	2,100	550	1,550
Two More	106	31	75
Un-Known	30	9	21
Non-resident Alien	216	110	106

Georgia Southern University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,938 graduate students (55.34% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 690 graduate students (19.70% 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	3,502
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,938
Enrolled Some Online Courses	690
Not in Online Courses	874

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Georgia Southern University. 949 students are aged 20 to 24 (27.10% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.03%), 221 students are aged above 50 (6.31%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Georgia Southern University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,502	962	2,540
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	41	9	32
Age 22-24	908	239	669
Age 25-29	974	297	677
Age 30-34	548	153	395
Age 35-39	354	104	250
Age 40-49	455	105	350
Age 50-64	198	45	153
Over 64	23	10	13

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