Graduate Programs at Lander University

Graduate School Overview

Lander University (referred to as Lander) is a Public, 4 years school located in Greenwood, SC.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1952 - Current).

Lander Directory Information
School Name	Lander University (Lander)
Address	320 Stanley Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29649-2099
Phone	864-388-8000
Web	https://www.lander.edu
Online Application	https://admissions.lander.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.lander.edu/admissions/tuition-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Lander is $9,810 for South Carolina residents and $9,910 for out-of-state students. The school has 605 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,167 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 47 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 8 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,910 $9,810 for South Carolina Residents
Student Population	605
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	47 graduate programs (8 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Lander is $9,810 for South Carolina residents and $9,910 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $492 for South Carolina residents and $545 for out-of-state students.

Lander offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
South Carolina Residents	$9,810
Out-of-State	$9,910
Tuition per Credit Hour
South Carolina Residents	$492
Out-of-State	$545

Lander 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)	8 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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Lander University is $9,810 for South Carolina residents and $9,910 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	$11,800	$1,000	$22,500	$1,000
2019-2020	$8,856	$1,000	$16,844	$1,000
2020-2021	$8,856	$1,000	$16,844	$1,000
2021-2022	$9,810	-	$9,910	-
2022-2023	$9,810	-	$9,910	-
2023-2024	$9,810	-	$9,910	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Lander is very inexpensive 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
Lander University	$9,810	$9,910
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 $15,170 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Lander.

On-campus living costs are increased by 10.97% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,170. Off-campus living costs are increased by 10.97% 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	$9,100	$2,700	$9,100	$2,700
2019-2020	$9,400	$2,770	$9,400	$2,770
2020-2021	$10,570	$2,770	$10,570	$2,770
2021-2022	$10,650	$2,770	$10,650	$2,770
2022-2023	$10,700	$2,970	$10,700	$2,970
2023-2024	$10,700	$4,470	$10,700	$4,470

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $492 for South Carolina residents and $545 for other students at Lander 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	$492	$938
2019-2020	$492	$938
2020-2021	$492	$938
2021-2022	$492	$545
2022-2023	$492	$545
2023-2024	$492	$545

Graduate Programs at Lander

Lander University offers 10 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, 54 students have completed their study at Lander University.

Offered Degrees at Lander University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	9	4	54
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	0
Total	10	5	54

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 33 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Lander University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Lander University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	33	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	13	-
Montessori Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✔	3	-
Clinical Nurse Leader	✔	2	-

Lander University offers 10 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 54 students have completed their graduate studies.

54 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	16 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Montessori Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	13	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✔	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Clinical Nurse Leader	✔	2	-
Business [+]	✔	33 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	33	-
	Total	54

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔	-	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✔	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Lander

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 605 students enrolled into Lander University graduate schools where it has total 4,167 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 120 full-time and 485 part-time graduate students. By gender, 167 male and 438 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	605	167	438
Full-time	120	46	74
Part-tme	485	121	364

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

There are 432 White (71.40%), 104 Black/African American (17.19%), 5 Hispanic (0.83%), and 64 students with other races. 16 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	605	167	438
American Indian/Native American	3	0	3
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	104	26	78
Hispanic	5	2	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	1	5
White	432	118	314
Two More	12	4	8
Un-Known	27	7	20
Non-resident Alien	16	9	7

Lander University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 489 graduate students (80.83% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 79 graduate students (13.06% 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	605
Enrolled Online Exclusively	489
Enrolled Some Online Courses	79
Not in Online Courses	37

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Lander University. 195 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.23% of total students), 55 students are aged above 50 (9.09%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Lander University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	605	167	438
Age 20-21	4	0	4
Age 22-24	191	55	136
Age 25-29	122	33	89
Age 30-34	70	25	45
Age 35-39	64	20	44
Age 40-49	99	23	76
Age 50-64	54	10	44
Over 64	1	1	0

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