Graduate Programs at South College

Graduate School Overview

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

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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at South College is $27,765 in average. The school has 996 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,171 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 48 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 16 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$27,765
Student Population	996
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	48 graduate programs (16 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at South College is $27,765 in average for the academic year 2021-2022.

South College offers the alternative tuition plans.

South College 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)	16 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

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of South College is $27,765. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.78% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$23,737	$375
2018-2019	$25,850	$375
2019-2020	$27,025	$525
2020-2021	$27,025	$525
2021-2022	$26,880	$885

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 $19,204 and the Tennessee graduate tuition is $21,780 (public) / $19,072 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
South College	$27,765
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
Tennessee Graduate Schools	$16,508	$19,291
Public	$11,363	$21,780
Private	$19,072

For academic year 2021-2022, the off-campus living costs are $20,730. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.24% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$13,113	$3,609
2018-2019	$13,527	$3,609
2019-2020	$14,787	$3,753
2020-2021	$16,056	$4,023
2021-2022	$16,056	$4,674

Graduate Programs at South

South College offers 17 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, 310 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	13	9	146
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	164
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	2	0
Total	17	11	310

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 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Physician Assistant program with 83 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 88 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at South College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	2	-
Public Administration	✔	2	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	2	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	0	-
Public Administration	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at South College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physician Assistant	✕	83	-
Physician Assistant	✕	83	-
Physician Assistant	✕	78	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	29	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	11	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at South College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	88	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	88	-
Pharmacy	✕	84	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	84	-
Pharmacy	✕	80	-

South College offers 17 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 310 students have completed their graduate studies.

146 students have earned/completed Master's program.
164 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer And Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Information Technology	✔	2	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	6	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	4	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	119 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	5	-
Physician Assistant	✕	83	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	29	-
Business [+]	✔	8 completers	-
Project Management	✔	0	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	7	-
Accounting and Business/Management	✔	1	-
Finance	✔	0	-
	Total	146

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	164 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	80	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	84	-
	Total	164

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)	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	0	-
Human Services [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at South

For academic year 2021-2022, total 996 students enrolled into South College graduate schools where it has total 5,171 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 861 full-time and 135 part-time graduate students. By gender, 342 male and 654 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	996	342	654
Full-time	861	302	559
Part-tme	135	40	95

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

There are 768 White (77.11%), 83 Black/African American (8.33%), 39 Hispanic (3.92%), 77 Asian (7.73%), and 29 students with other races. 8 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	996	342	654
American Indian/Native American	5	1	4
Asian	77	32	45
Black/African American	83	19	64
Hispanic	39	15	24
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	768	267	501
Two More	8	2	6
Un-Known	5	1	4
Non-resident Alien	8	4	4

South College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 58 graduate students (5.82% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 245 graduate students (24.60% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.