Graduate Programs at Georgia Southwestern State University

Graduate School Overview

Georgia Southwestern State University (referred to as GSW) is a Public, 4 years school located in Americus, 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 (1/1/1932 - Current).

GSW Directory Information
School Name	Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW)
Address	800 Georgia Southwestern State University Dr., Americus, GA 31709-4693
Phone	877-871-4594
Web	https://gsw.edu
Online Application	https://gsw.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://gsw.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Georgia Southwestern State University is $4,399 for Georgia residents and $14,722 for out-of-state students. The school has 597 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,070 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 43 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 13 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,722 $4,399 for Georgia Residents
Student Population	597
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	43 graduate programs (13 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Georgia Southwestern State University is $4,399 for Georgia residents and $14,722 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $194 for Georgia residents and $767 for out-of-state students.

Georgia Southwestern State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Georgia Southwestern 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, academic/career services are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	13 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Georgia Southwestern State University is $4,399 for Georgia residents and $14,722 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased 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	$3,420	$1,416	$13,590	$1,416
2019-2020	$3,492	$1,436	$13,806	$1,436
2020-2021	$3,492	$1,400	$13,806	$1,400
2021-2022	$3,492	$1,400	$13,806	$1,400
2022-2023	$3,483	$916	$13,806	$916

The graduate school tuition & fees of GSW is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Georgia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Georgia graduate tuition is $18,795 (public) / $15,304 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Georgia Southwestern State University	$4,399	$14,722
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Georgia Graduate Schools	$12,353	$16,610
Public	$6,888	$18,795
Private	$15,304

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,890 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Georgia Southwestern State University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -1.43% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,010. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.55% 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	$8,120	$4,923	$8,120	$4,923
2019-2020	$8,280	$4,948	$6,616	$4,948
2020-2021	$8,420	$5,328	$6,812	$5,328
2021-2022	$8,600	$5,492	$7,072	$5,492
2022-2023	$8,978	$4,912	$8,098	$4,912

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $194 for Georgia residents and $767 for other students at Georgia Southwestern State 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	$190	$755
2019-2020	$194	$767
2020-2021	$194	$767
2021-2022	$194	$767
2022-2023	$194	$767

Graduate Programs at GSW

Georgia Southwestern State University offers 14 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, 355 students have completed their study at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Offered Degrees at Georgia Southwestern State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	8	3	217
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	2	1
Post Master's Degree	4	1	137
Total	14	6	355

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Elementary Education and Teaching program with 75 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Elementary Education and Teaching program with 83 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Georgia Southwestern State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	75	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	44	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	18	-
Computer Science	✔	1	-
Medical Informatics	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Georgia Southwestern State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	83	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	50	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	37	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	20	-
Computer Science	✔	15	-

Georgia Southwestern State University offers 14 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 355 students have completed their graduate studies.

217 students have earned/completed Master's program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
137 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Computer Science	✔	15	-
Education [+]	✕	115 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	20	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	83	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	37 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	37	-
Business [+]	✔	50 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	50	-
	Total	217

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Computer Science	✔	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Medical Informatics	✔	0	-
	Total	1

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	137 completers	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	75	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	18	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	44	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Nursing Education	✔	0	-
	Total	137

Graduate Student Population at GSW

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 691 students enrolled into Georgia Southwestern State University graduate schools where it has total 3,070 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 419 full-time and 272 part-time graduate students. By gender, 152 male and 539 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	691	152	539
Full-time	419	57	362
Part-tme	272	95	177

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

There are 455 White (65.85%), 126 Black/African American (18.23%), 34 Hispanic (4.92%), 23 Asian (3.33%), and 53 students with other races. 39 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	691	152	539
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	23	13	10
Black/African American	126	20	106
Hispanic	34	13	21
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	455	78	377
Two More	11	3	8
Un-Known	2	2	0
Non-resident Alien	39	23	16

Georgia Southwestern State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 319 graduate students (46.16% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 370 graduate students (53.55% 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	691
Enrolled Online Exclusively	319
Enrolled Some Online Courses	370
Not in Online Courses	2

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Georgia Southwestern State University. 99 students are aged 20 to 24 (14.33% of total students), 60 students are aged above 50 (8.68%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	691	152	539
Age 20-21	9	2	7
Age 22-24	90	20	70
Age 25-29	150	34	116
Age 30-34	103	25	78
Age 35-39	118	24	94
Age 40-49	161	36	125
Age 50-64	59	10	49
Over 64	1	1	0

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