Savannah College of Art and Design Graduate Schools

Savannah College of Art and Design (referred to as SCAD) is a Private, 4 years school located in Savannah, GA. Savannah College of Art and Design is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Savannah College of Art and Design is $40,550 in average. The school has 2,864 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 15,636 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/2005 - Current[Estimated Date]).

SCAD Directory Information
School Name	Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
Address	342 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31402-3146
Phone	912-525-5000
Web	https://www.scad.edu
Online Application	https://www.scad.edu/admission/apply
Financial Info	https://www.scad.edu/admission/financial-aid-and-scholarships

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Savannah College of Art and Design is $40,550 in average. The school has 2,864 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 15,636 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 63 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 13 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$40,550
Student Population	2,864
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	63 graduate programs (13 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Savannah College of Art and Design is $40,550 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $890.

Savannah College of Art and Design offers the alternative tuition plans.

Savannah College of Art and Design 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)	13 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad
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 Savannah College of Art and Design is $40,550. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.04% 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	$37,530	$500
2019-2020	$38,475	$500
2020-2021	$38,475	$500
2021-2022	$39,240	$500
2022-2023	$40,050	$500

The graduate school tuition & fees of SCAD is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in Georgia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Georgia graduate tuition is $18,795 (public) / $16,347 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Savannah College of Art and Design	$40,550
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Georgia Graduate Schools	$12,353	$17,232
Public	$6,888	$18,795
Private	$16,347

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $890 at Savannah College of Art and Design. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.06% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$834
2019-2020	$855
2020-2021	$855
2021-2022	$872
2022-2023	$890

Graduate Programs at SCAD

Savannah College of Art and Design offers 32 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, 837 students have completed their study at Savannah College of Art and Design.

Offered Degrees at Savannah College of Art and Design
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	32	10	837
Total	32	10	837

The most popular program at Savannah College of Art and Design is the Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects program and last year 109 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Savannah College of Art and Design
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	109	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	103	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	97	-
Illustration	✔	86	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	75	-

Savannah College of Art and Design offers 32 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 837 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	29 completers	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	✕	3	-
Architectural History and Criticism	✕	2	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	✕	24	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	72 completers	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	72	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	108 completers	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✕	11	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	97	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	47 completers	-
Information Technology Project Management	✔	47	-
Engineering [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	13	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	67 completers	-
Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management	✔	4	-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	✔	61	-
Apparel and Textiles (other)	✕	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	17 completers	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✔	17	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Historic Preservation and Conservation	✔	7	$40,600
Sustainability Studies	✕	5	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔	472 completers	-
Industrial and Product Design	✕	47	-
Fashion/Apparel Design	✔	25	-
Interior Design	✕	47	-
Illustration	✔	86	-
Game and Interactive Media Design	✔	37	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	10	$28,200
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	✕	25	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	✕	10	-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	✕	4	$30,100
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	67	-
Photography	✔	21	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	5	-
Painting	✕	33	-
Sculpture	✕	2	-
Printmaking	✕	1	-
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts	✕	11	-
Metal and Jewelry Arts	✕	7	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✔	34	-
	Total	837

Graduate Student Population at SCAD

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,864 students enrolled into Savannah College of Art and Design graduate schools where it has total 15,636 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,158 full-time and 706 part-time graduate students. By gender, 841 male and 2,023 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	2,864	841	2,023
Full-time	2,158	649	1,509
Part-tme	706	192	514

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

There are 783 White (27.34%), 269 Black/African American (9.39%), 110 Hispanic (3.84%), 97 Asian (3.39%), and 1,605 students with other races. 1,519 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,864	841	2,023
American Indian/Native American	7	2	5
Asian	97	28	69
Black/African American	269	89	180
Hispanic	110	33	77
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	783	230	553
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	77	18	59
Non-resident Alien	1,519	440	1,079

Savannah College of Art and Design offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 537 graduate students (18.75% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 664 graduate students (23.18% 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	2,864
Enrolled Online Exclusively	537
Enrolled Some Online Courses	664
Not in Online Courses	1,663

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Savannah College of Art and Design. 1,084 students are aged 20 to 24 (37.85% of total students), 74 students are aged above 50 (2.58%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Savannah College of Art and Design.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,864	841	2,023
Age 20-21	41	8	33
Age 22-24	1,043	260	783
Age 25-29	1,209	361	848
Age 30-34	250	91	159
Age 35-39	112	55	57
Age 40-49	135	48	87
Age 50-64	69	15	54
Over 64	5	3	2

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