Graduate Programs at Limestone University

Graduate School Overview

Limestone University (referred to as Limestone) is a Private, 4 years school located in Gaffney, SC.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1928 - Current).

Limestone Directory Information
School Name	Limestone University (Limestone)
Address	1115 College Drive, Gaffney, SC 29340-3799
Phone	864-489-7151
Web	https://www.limestone.edu
Online Application	https://www.limestone.edu/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.limestone.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Limestone is $12,500 in average. The school has 184 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,786 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 46 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 21 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,500
Student Population	184
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	46 graduate programs (21 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Limestone is $12,500 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $583.

Limestone offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$12,350
Required Fees	$150
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$583

Limestone 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)	21 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college 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 Limestone University is $12,500. 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$12,350	$150
2019-2020	$12,350	$150
2020-2021	$12,350	$150
2021-2022	$12,350	$150
2022-2023	$12,350	$150
2023-2024	$12,350	$150

The graduate school tuition & fees of Limestone is average compared to private 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
Limestone University	$12,500
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 $14,281 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Limestone.

On-campus living costs are decreased by -3.67% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,430. Off-campus living costs are increased by 0.46% 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	$8,808	$4,864	$7,115	$3,807
2019-2020	$9,900	$4,232	$7,115	$3,807
2020-2021	$9,900	$4,232	$7,115	$3,807
2021-2022	$10,645	$4,232	$7,115	$3,807
2022-2023	$10,645	$2,870	$8,141	$7,219
2023-2024	$10,079	$2,940	$11,228	$4,202

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $583 at Limestone University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$650
2019-2020	$650
2020-2021	$650
2021-2022	$650
2022-2023	$583
2023-2024	$583

Graduate Programs at Limestone

Limestone University offers 3 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 83 students have completed their study at Limestone University.

Offered Degrees at Limestone University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	3	3	83
Total	3	3	83

The most popular program at Limestone University is the Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) program and last year 48 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Limestone University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	48	-
Social Work	✔	33	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	2	$50,400

Limestone University offers 3 programs through Master's. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 83 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	33 completers	-
Social Work	✔	33	-
Business [+]	✔	50 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	2	$50,400
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	48	-
	Total	83

Graduate Student Population at Limestone

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 184 students enrolled into Limestone University graduate schools where it has total 1,786 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 159 full-time and 25 part-time graduate students. By gender, 75 male and 109 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	184	75	109
Full-time	159	62	97
Part-tme	25	13	12

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

There are 76 White (41.30%), 88 Black/African American (47.83%), 2 Hispanic (1.09%), and 18 students with other races. 7 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	184	75	109
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	88	33	55
Hispanic	2	1	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	76	33	43
Two More	5	1	4
Un-Known	6	3	3
Non-resident Alien	7	4	3

Limestone University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 184 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.