Graduate Programs at Southern Adventist University

Graduate School Overview

Southern Adventist University (referred to as Southern Adventist) is a Private, 4 years school located in Collegedale, TN. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium 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 (1/1/1950 - Current).

Southern Adventist Directory Information
School Name	Southern Adventist University (Southern Adventist)
Address	4881 Taylor Cir, Collegedale, TN 37315-0370
Phone	423-236-2000
Web	https://www.southern.edu
Online Application	https://www.southern.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.southern.edu/undergrad/finances/financial-assistance.html

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Southern Adventist University is $11,880 in average. The school has 346 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,730 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 189 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,880
Student Population	346
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	189 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Southern Adventist University is $11,880 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $660.

Southern Adventist University offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

Southern Adventist 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)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Southern Adventist University is $11,880. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.54% 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	$11,250	-
2018-2019	$11,430	-
2019-2020	$11,700	-
2020-2021	$11,700	-
2021-2022	$11,880	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Southern Adventist is inexpensive 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
Southern Adventist University	$11,880
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 living costs are $12,490 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Southern Adventist University. On-campus living costs are increased by 0.56% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,800. Off-campus living costs are increased by 0.39% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$6,750	$4,150	$8,300	$4,150
2018-2019	$7,740	$4,200	$8,400	$4,200
2019-2020	$7,640	$4,250	$8,450	$4,250
2020-2021	$8,170	$4,250	$8,500	$4,250
2021-2022	$8,240	$4,250	$8,550	$4,250

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $660 at Southern Adventist University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.54% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$625
2018-2019	$635
2019-2020	$650
2020-2021	$650
2021-2022	$660

Graduate Programs at Southern Adventist

Southern Adventist University offers 41 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, 160 students have completed their study at Southern Adventist University.

Offered Degrees at Southern Adventist University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	31	145
Doctor's degree - other	5	8
Post Master's Degree	5	7
Total	41	160

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Southern Adventist University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing program with 5 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 40 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Administration program with 6 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Southern Adventist University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	5	-
Critical Care Nursing	✕	2	-
Critical Care Nursing	✕	2	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Southern Adventist University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	40	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	35	-
Social Work	✕	34	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	24	-
International/Global Studies	✕	16	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Southern Adventist University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Administration	✕	6	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	4	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	3	-
Nursing Administration	✕	2	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	1	-

Southern Adventist University offers 41 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 160 students have completed their graduate studies.

145 students have earned/completed Master's program.
8 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
7 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	4	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	6	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	9	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	16 completers	-
International/Global Studies	✕	16	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	0	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✕	0	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	7	-
School Psychology	✕	7	-
Human Services [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Social Work	✕	40	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	4	-
Health Services Administration	✕	1	-
Nursing Administration	✕	0	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	24	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	7	-
Critical Care Nursing	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	0	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	0	-
Accounting	✕	0	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✕	8	-
Finance	✕	0	-
Banking and Financial Support Services	✕	0	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	0	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	1	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	2	-
	Total	145

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Health Services Administration	✕	1	-
Nursing Administration	✕	2	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	3	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-
	Total	8

Post-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 Subject Areas (other)	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	5	-
Critical Care Nursing	✕	2	-
	Total	7

Graduate Student Population at Southern Adventist

For academic year 2021-2022, total 346 students enrolled into Southern Adventist University graduate schools where it has total 2,730 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 139 full-time and 207 part-time graduate students. By gender, 86 male and 260 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	346	86	260
Full-time	139	30	109
Part-tme	207	56	151

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

There are 225 White (65.03%), 40 Black/African American (11.56%), 46 Hispanic (13.29%), 9 Asian (2.60%), and 26 students with other races. 13 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	346	86	260
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	9	0	9
Black/African American	40	7	33
Hispanic	46	12	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	225	59	166
Two More	12	3	9
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	13	5	8

Southern Adventist University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 58 graduate students (16.76% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 187 graduate students (54.05% 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	346
Enrolled Online Exclusively	58
Enrolled Some Online Courses	187
Not in Online Courses	101

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Southern Adventist University. 43 students are aged 20 to 24 (12.43% of total students), 53 students are aged above 50 (15.32%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Southern Adventist University.