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. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

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 at Carolina University is $13,950 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	$13,950
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 University is $13,950 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $738.

Carolina University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Carolina 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, remedial services, 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	Remedial 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 $13,950. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 65.87% 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

The graduate school tuition & fees of Carolina is average compared to private graduate schools in North Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the North Carolina graduate tuition is $22,206 (public) / $16,286 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Carolina University	$13,950
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
North Carolina Graduate Schools	$12,434	$17,968
Public	$8,258	$22,206
Private	$16,286

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,700 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Carolina University. On-campus living costs are increased by 25.62% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,020. Off-campus living costs are increased by 11.92% 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $738 at Carolina University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 65.84% 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	$738

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, 97 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	68
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	2	21
Doctor's degree - other	1	1	8
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	0
Total	15	15	97

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 42 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Philosophy (other) program with 17 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Carolina University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	0	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Carolina University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Religion/Religious Studies	✔	42	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✔	34	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	13	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	12	-
Education	✔	7	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Carolina University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy (other)	✔	17	-
Philosophy (other)	✔	13	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	8	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	4	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	3	-

Carolina University offers 15 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 97 students have completed their graduate studies.

68 students have earned/completed Master's program.
8 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)	7 completers	-
Education	✔	7	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	42 completers	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✔	42	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (4 completers)	13 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	1	-
Religious Education	✔	0	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	12	-
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	0 completers	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✔	0	-
Public Health	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	6 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	5	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	1	-
Management Science	✔	0	-
	Total	68

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	17 completers	-
Philosophy (other)	✔	17	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔	4 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	4	-
	Total	21

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔	8 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	8	-
	Total	8

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Carolina

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 511 students enrolled into Carolina University graduate schools where it has total 826 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 39 full-time and 472 part-time graduate students. By gender, 352 male and 159 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	511	352	159
Full-time	39	26	13
Part-tme	472	326	146

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

There are 209 White (40.90%), 120 Black/African American (23.48%), 63 Hispanic (12.33%), 11 Asian (2.15%), and 108 students with other races. 12 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	511	352	159
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	11	6	5
Black/African American	120	60	60
Hispanic	63	54	9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	209	149	60
Two More	9	5	4
Un-Known	86	67	19
Non-resident Alien	12	10	2

Carolina University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 308 graduate students (60.27% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 203 graduate students (39.73% 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	511
Enrolled Online Exclusively	308
Enrolled Some Online Courses	203
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Carolina University. 15 students are aged 20 to 24 (2.94% of total students), 175 students are aged above 50 (34.25%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Carolina University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	511	352	159
Age 22-24	15	7	8
Age 25-29	35	27	8
Age 30-34	50	29	21
Age 35-39	73	56	17
Age 40-49	163	111	52
Age 50-64	155	107	48
Over 64	20	15	5

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