Graduate Programs at South College

Graduate School Overview

South College (referred to as South) is a Private, 4 years school located in Knoxville, TN.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/2000 - Current).

South Directory Information
School Name	South College (South)
Address	3904 Lonas Road, Knoxville, TN 37909-0000
Phone	865-251-1800
Web	https://www.southcollegetn.edu
Online Application	https://www.south.edu/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.south.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of South is $28,249 in average. The school has 1,276 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,182 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 89 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 56 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$28,249
Student Population	1,276
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	89 graduate programs (56 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at South is $28,249 in average for the academic year 2022-2023.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$27,480
Required Fees	$885
Tuition	$0

South 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)	56 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college 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 South College is $28,249. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.41% 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	$25,850	$375
2019-2020	$27,025	$525
2020-2021	$27,025	$525
2021-2022	$26,880	$885
2022-2023	$27,480	$885
2023-2024	$26,764	$1,485

The graduate school tuition & fees of South is expensive compared to private graduate schools in Tennessee. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Tennessee graduate tuition is $20,557 (public) / $20,515 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
South College	$28,249
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Tennessee Graduate Schools	$16,573	$20,098
Public	$11,434	$20,557
Private	$20,515

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $22,599. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -0.12% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$13,527	$3,609
2019-2020	$14,787	$3,753
2020-2021	$16,056	$4,023
2021-2022	$16,056	$4,674
2022-2023	$18,180	$4,446
2023-2024	$17,856	$4,743

The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at South.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at South College
	Tuition	Fees
Pharmacy	$35,925	$885

Graduate Programs at South

South College offers 25 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, 478 students have completed their study at South College.

Offered Degrees at South College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	18	15	242
Doctor's degree - other	4	2	235
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	2	1
Post Master's Degree	1	1	0
Total	25	20	478

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at South College by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Physician Assistant program with 150 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 141 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at South College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	1	-
Public Administration	✔	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at South College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physician Assistant	✕	150	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	52	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	10	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Project Management	✔	5	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at South College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	141	-
Pharmacy	✕	88	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✔	3	-
Nursing Practice	✔	3	-

South College offers 25 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 478 students have completed their graduate studies.

242 students have earned/completed Master's program.
235 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Information Technology	✔	-	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	1	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	4	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✔	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (2 completers)	4 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	3	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✔	1	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	212 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	10	-
Physician Assistant	✕	150	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	52	-
Business [+]	✔	14 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	4	-
Project Management	✔	5	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	2	-
Accounting and Business/Management	✔	-	-
Finance	✔	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	3	-
	Total	242

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✔	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	232 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	88	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	141	-
Nursing Practice	✔	3	-
	Total	235

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	1	-
Human Services [+]	✔	-	-
Public Administration	✔	-	-
	Total	1

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at South

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,276 students enrolled into South College graduate schools where it has total 6,182 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,171 full-time and 105 part-time graduate students. By gender, 384 male and 892 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	1,276	384	892
Full-time	1,171	344	827
Part-tme	105	40	65

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

There are 991 White (77.66%), 77 Black/African American (6.03%), 32 Hispanic (2.51%), 101 Asian (7.92%), and 75 students with other races. 24 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,276	384	892
American Indian/Native American	5	1	4
Asian	101	30	71
Black/African American	77	27	50
Hispanic	32	10	22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	1	4
White	991	290	701
Two More	27	11	16
Un-Known	14	2	12
Non-resident Alien	24	12	12

South College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 54 graduate students (4.23% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 403 graduate students (31.58% 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	1,276
Enrolled Online Exclusively	54
Enrolled Some Online Courses	403
Not in Online Courses	819

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