Graduate Programs at South University-Richmond

Graduate School Overview

South University-Richmond is a Private, 4 years school located in Glen Allen, VA. It is classified as a Other health professions school school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

South University-Richmond Directory Information
School Name	South University-Richmond
Address	2151 Old Brick Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23060
Phone	804-727-6800
Web	https://www.southuniversity.edu/richmond#location=Richmond,%20VA
Online Application	https://www.southuniversity.edu/admissions/admission-info/applying
Financial Info	https://www.southuniversity.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at South University-Richmond is $16,440 in average. The school has 105 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 442 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 17 graduate programs through Master's and Post-Master Certificate.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$16,440
Student Population	105
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	17 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at South University-Richmond is $16,440 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $655.

South University-Richmond offers the alternative tuition plans.

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

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)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	No Special Learning Available or Reported
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 South University-Richmond is $16,440. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.74% 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	$16,620	$219
2019-2020	$15,600	$219
2020-2021	$15,600	$720
2021-2022	$15,600	$720
2022-2023	$15,600	$840

The graduate school tuition & fees of South University-Richmond is average compared to private graduate schools in Virginia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Virginia graduate tuition is $28,181 (public) / $16,555 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
South University-Richmond	$16,440
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Virginia Graduate Schools	$14,587	$18,743
Public	$15,005	$28,181
Private	$16,555

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $15,361. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.40% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$6,652	$5,899
2019-2020	$6,843	$6,317
2020-2021	$7,108	$6,562
2021-2022	$7,792	$6,782
2022-2023	$8,141	$7,220

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $655 at South University-Richmond. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.77% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$813
2019-2020	$650
2020-2021	$650
2021-2022	$650
2022-2023	$655

Graduate Programs at South University-Richmond

South University-Richmond 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, 50 students have completed their study at South University-Richmond.

Offered Degrees at South University-Richmond
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	48
Post Master's Degree	1	2
Total	7	50

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at South University-Richmond by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Physician Assistant program with 35 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at South University-Richmond
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at South University-Richmond
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physician Assistant	✕	35	-
Physician Assistant	✕	33	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	12	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	8	$43,300
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	5	-

South University-Richmond offers 7 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 50 students have completed their graduate studies.

48 students have earned/completed Master's program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's
Post-Master's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	3	$60,200
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	1 completers	$35,000
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Physician Assistant	✕	33	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	3	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	5	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	3	$43,300
	Total	48

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	2	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at South University-Richmond

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 120 students enrolled into South University-Richmond graduate schools where it has total 442 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 93 full-time and 27 part-time graduate students. By gender, 24 male and 96 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	120	24	96
Full-time	93	17	76
Part-tme	27	7	20

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

There are 76 White (63.33%), 24 Black/African American (20.00%), 6 Hispanic (5.00%), 7 Asian (5.83%), and 7 students with other races. 3 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	120	24	96
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	7	0	7
Black/African American	24	3	21
Hispanic	6	0	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	76	19	57
Two More	1	0	1
Un-Known	2	0	2
Non-resident Alien	3	2	1

South University-Richmond offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 12 graduate students (10.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2 graduate students (1.67% 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	120
Enrolled Online Exclusively	12
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2
Not in Online Courses	106

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at South University-Richmond. 20 students are aged 20 to 24 (16.67% of total students), 6 students are aged above 50 (5.00%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at South University-Richmond.