Graduate Programs at Shorter University

Graduate School Overview

Shorter University (referred to as Shorter) is a Private, 4 years school located in Rome, GA. 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 (1/1/1923 - Current).

Shorter Directory Information
School Name	Shorter University (Shorter)
Address	315 Shorter Ave, Rome, GA 30165
Phone	706-291-2121
Web	https://su.shorter.edu
Online Application	https://apply.shorter.edu
Financial Info	https://www.shorter.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Shorter University is $17,000 in average. The school has 142 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,515 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 46 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 9 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$17,000
Student Population	142
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	46 graduate programs (9 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Shorter University is $17,000 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $697.

Shorter University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Shorter 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)	9 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 Shorter University is $17,000. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 32.81% 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	$12,360	$200
2019-2020	$12,360	$200
2020-2021	$12,600	$200
2021-2022	$12,600	$200
2022-2023	$16,800	$200

The graduate school tuition & fees of Shorter is average 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
Shorter University	$17,000
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 living costs are $15,901 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Shorter University. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,951. 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	$9,400	$2,160	$10,450	$6,501
2019-2020	$9,400	$2,160	$10,450	$6,501
2020-2021	$9,400	$2,160	$10,450	$6,501
2021-2022	$9,400	$2,160	$10,450	$6,501
2022-2023	$9,400	$2,160	$10,450	$6,501

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $697 at Shorter University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 32.76% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$515
2019-2020	$515
2020-2021	$525
2021-2022	$525
2022-2023	$697

Graduate Programs at Shorter

Shorter 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, 66 students have completed their study at Shorter University.

Offered Degrees at Shorter University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	3	2	66
Total	3	2	66

The most popular program at Shorter University is the Business Administration and Management program and last year 59 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Shorter University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	59	$42,400
Business Administration and Management	✔	55	$42,400
Accounting	✔	11	-
Accounting	✔	10	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	0	-

Shorter University offers 3 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 66 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	66 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	55	$42,400
Accounting	✔	11	-
	Total	66

Graduate Student Population at Shorter

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 128 students enrolled into Shorter University graduate schools where it has total 1,515 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 103 full-time and 25 part-time graduate students. By gender, 68 male and 60 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	128	68	60
Full-time	103	52	51
Part-tme	25	16	9

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

There are 64 White (50.00%), 49 Black/African American (38.28%), 5 Hispanic (3.91%), 1 Asian (0.78%), and 9 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	128	68	60
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	1	1	0
Black/African American	49	23	26
Hispanic	5	3	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	64	35	29
Two More	7	5	2
Un-Known	2	1	1
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Shorter University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 127 graduate students (99.22% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1 graduate students (0.78% 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	128
Enrolled Online Exclusively	127
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Shorter University. 62 students are aged 20 to 24 (48.44% of total students), 10 students are aged above 50 (7.81%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Shorter University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	128	68	60
Age 20-21	2	1	1
Age 22-24	60	36	24
Age 25-29	21	16	5
Age 30-34	11	3	8
Age 35-39	5	2	3
Age 40-49	19	7	12
Age 50-64	10	3	7

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