Graduate Programs at Savannah State University

Graduate School Overview

Savannah State University (referred to as Savannah State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Savannah, GA. Savannah State University is a historically black school. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1951 - Current).

Savannah State Directory Information
School Name	Savannah State University (Savannah State)
Address	3219 College Street, Savannah, GA 31404-5310
Phone	912-675-6265
Web	https://www.savannahstate.edu
Online Application	https://www.gafutures.org
Financial Info	https://www.savannahstate.edu/fiscal-affairs/financial-aid.shtml

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Savannah State University is $6,120 for Georgia residents and $18,852 for out-of-state students. The school has 205 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,945 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 42 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,852 $6,120 for Georgia Residents
Student Population	205
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	42 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Savannah State University is $6,120 for Georgia residents and $18,852 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $196 for Georgia residents and $726 for out-of-state students.

Savannah State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Savannah State University offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

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)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy) 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 Savannah State University is $6,120 for Georgia residents and $18,852 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 26.47% 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
	Georgia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$3,528	$1,778	$13,068	$1,778
2019-2020	$3,528	$1,778	$13,068	$1,778
2020-2021	$3,588	$1,838	$13,068	$1,838
2021-2022	$3,588	$1,838	$13,068	$1,838
2022-2023	$4,686	$1,434	$17,418	$1,434

The graduate school tuition & fees of Savannah State is average compared to public graduate schools in Georgia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Georgia graduate tuition is $18,795 (public) / $15,304 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Savannah State University	$6,120	$18,852
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Georgia Graduate Schools	$12,353	$16,610
Public	$6,888	$18,795
Private	$15,304

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $12,070 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Savannah State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 4.29% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $10,212. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$7,762	$2,150	$8,142	$2,450
2019-2020	$7,762	$2,150	$7,762	$2,450
2020-2021	$7,762	$2,150	$7,762	$2,450
2021-2022	$7,762	$2,150	$7,762	$2,450
2022-2023	$9,620	$717	$7,762	$2,450

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $196 for Georgia residents and $726 for other students at Savannah State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Georgia Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$196	$726
2019-2020	$196	$726
2020-2021	$196	$726
2021-2022	$196	$726
2022-2023	$196	$726

Graduate Programs at Savannah State

Savannah State University offers 7 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, 112 students have completed their study at Savannah State University.

Offered Degrees at Savannah State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	5	105
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	7
Total	7	112

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Public Administration program with 6 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 39 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Savannah State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Public Administration	✕	6	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Savannah State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	39	$37,100
Business/Commerce	✕	34	-
Public Administration	✕	20	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	8	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-

Savannah State University offers 7 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 112 students have completed their graduate studies.

105 students have earned/completed Master's program.
7 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	8	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Human Services [+]	✕	59 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	20	-
Social Work	✕	39	$37,100
Business [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	34	-
	Total	105

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	6	-
	Total	7

Graduate Student Population at Savannah State

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 247 students enrolled into Savannah State University graduate schools where it has total 2,945 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 125 full-time and 122 part-time graduate students. By gender, 78 male and 169 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	247	78	169
Full-time	125	39	86
Part-tme	122	39	83

Savannah State University is a historically black school and 174 (70.45% of total students) students are Black/African American at Savannah State University. There are 31 White (12.55%), 14 Hispanic (5.67%), 3 Asian (1.21%), and 25 students with other races. 9 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	247	78	169
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	3	0	3
Black/African American	174	61	113
Hispanic	14	4	10
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	31	7	24
Two More	10	1	9
Un-Known	6	2	4
Non-resident Alien	9	3	6

Savannah State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 10 graduate students (4.05% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 108 graduate students (43.72% 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	247
Enrolled Online Exclusively	10
Enrolled Some Online Courses	108
Not in Online Courses	129

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Savannah State University. 79 students are aged 20 to 24 (31.98% of total students), 21 students are aged above 50 (8.50%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Savannah State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	247	78	169
Age 20-21	2	0	2
Age 22-24	77	21	56
Age 25-29	74	24	50
Age 30-34	34	12	22
Age 35-39	18	5	13
Age 40-49	21	11	10
Age 50-64	19	4	15
Over 64	2	1	1

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