Graduate Programs at Carolina University

Graduate School Overview

Carolina University (referred to as Carolina) is a Private, 4 years school located in Winston-Salem, NC.

The school is accredited by Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission (9/29/1994 - Current).

Carolina Directory Information
School Name	Carolina University (Carolina)
Address	420 S. Broad St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Phone	336-725-8344
Web	https://www.piedmontu.edu
Online Application	https://carolinau.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://carolinau.edu/financial-services/overview

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Carolina is $11,500 in average. The school has 476 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 826 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 38 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 34 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,500
Student Population	476
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	38 graduate programs (34 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Carolina is $11,500 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $525.

Carolina offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$12,600
Required Fees	$1,350
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$525

Carolina 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)	34 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	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 Carolina University is $11,500. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -17.56% 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	$6,120	$690
2019-2020	$6,750	$360
2020-2021	$7,830	$400
2021-2022	$8,010	$400
2022-2023	$12,600	$1,350
2023-2024	$9,900	$1,600

The graduate school tuition & fees of Carolina is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in North Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the North Carolina graduate tuition is $22,600 (public) / $15,605 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Carolina University	$11,500
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
North Carolina Graduate Schools	$12,485	$17,525
Public	$8,436	$22,600
Private	$15,605

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,600 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Carolina.

On-campus living costs are increased by 2.63% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,920. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -0.67% 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	$7,809	$2,100	$12,600	$3,350
2019-2020	$8,000	$2,100	$11,900	$2,100
2020-2021	$9,600	$2,100	$15,750	$2,100
2021-2022	$10,000	$2,100	$11,320	$2,100
2022-2023	$12,000	$3,200	$11,320	$3,700
2023-2024	$12,400	$3,200	$11,720	$3,200

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $433 at Carolina University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -17.52% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$340
2019-2020	$375
2020-2021	$435
2021-2022	$445
2022-2023	$525
2023-2024	$433

Graduate Programs at Carolina

Carolina University offers 15 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, 100 students have completed their study at Carolina University.

Offered Degrees at Carolina University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	11	11	72
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	1	13
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	15
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	0
Total	15	14	100

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Bible/Biblical Studies program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Religion/Religious Studies program with 44 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Divinity/Ministry program with 15 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Carolina University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Carolina University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Religion/Religious Studies	✔	44	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	10	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	8	-
Education	✔	5	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	5	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Carolina University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Divinity/Ministry	✔	15	-
Philosophy (other)	✔	12	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	1	-

Carolina University offers 15 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 100 students have completed their graduate studies.

72 students have earned/completed Master's program.
15 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Education	✔	5	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	44 completers	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✔	44	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (4 completers)	15 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	5	-
Religious Education	✔	-	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	10	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	-	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✔	-	-
Public Health	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✔	8 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	8	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	-	-
Management Science	✔	-	-
	Total	72

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Philosophy (other)	✕	12	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	1	-
	Total	13

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔	15 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	15	-
	Total	15

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔	-	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Carolina

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 476 students enrolled into Carolina University graduate schools where it has total 826 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 202 full-time and 274 part-time graduate students. By gender, 331 male and 145 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	476	331	145
Full-time	202	114	88
Part-tme	274	217	57

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

There are 140 White (29.41%), 83 Black/African American (17.44%), 56 Hispanic (11.76%), 10 Asian (2.10%), and 187 students with other races. 93 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	476	331	145
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	10	5	5
Black/African American	83	42	41
Hispanic	56	50	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	140	99	41
Two More	3	2	1
Un-Known	91	74	17
Non-resident Alien	93	59	34

Carolina University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 389 graduate students (81.72% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 87 graduate students (18.28% 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	476
Enrolled Online Exclusively	389
Enrolled Some Online Courses	87
Not in Online Courses	0

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