Southern Wesleyan University Graduate School

Southern Wesleyan University (referred to as SWU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Central, SC.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of SWU is $13,746 in average. The school has 279 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,175 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Southern Wesleyan University (referred to as SWU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Central, SC.
The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1973 - Current).
SWU Directory Information
School NameSouthern Wesleyan University (SWU)
Address907 Wesleyan Drive, Central, SC 29630-1020
Phone864-644-5000
Webhttps://www.swu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.swu.edu/apply-to-swu
Financial Infohttps://www.swu.edu/campus/financial-aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of SWU is $13,746 in average. The school has 279 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,175 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 64 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 16 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$13,746
Student Population279
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs64 graduate programs
(16 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio12 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at SWU is $13,746 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $498.
SWU offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition$11,952
Required Fees$1,002
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition$498
SWU 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
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • 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 Southern Wesleyan University is $13,746. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 6.11% 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
TuitionFees
2018-2019$10,170-
2019-2020$10,170-
2020-2021$13,560$166
2021-2022$13,560$166
2022-2023$11,952$1,002
2023-2024$12,696$1,050
The graduate school tuition & fees of SWU is average compared to private graduate schools in South Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the South Carolina graduate tuition is $25,895 (public) / $15,156 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Southern Wesleyan University$13,746
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
South Carolina Graduate Schools$13,505$20,143
Public$13,303$25,895
Private$15,156
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,354 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at SWU.
On-campus living costs are increased by 10.18% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,883. Off-campus living costs are increased by 46.98% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$9,190$2,130$6,000$2,085
2019-2020$9,190$2,130$6,000$2,085
2020-2021$9,370$2,130$6,000$2,085
2021-2022$9,550$2,130$6,000$2,085
2022-2023$9,650$2,130$6,000$2,085
2023-2024$10,654$2,325$9,183$2,700
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $528 at Southern Wesleyan University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 6.02% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$498
2019-2020$498
2020-2021$498
2021-2022$498
2022-2023$498
2023-2024$528

Graduate Programs at SWU

Southern Wesleyan University offers 11 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, 80 students have completed their study at Southern Wesleyan University.
Offered Degrees at Southern Wesleyan University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree8570
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship229
Post Bachelor's Degree111
Total11880
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Southern Wesleyan University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational/Instructional Technology program with 1 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Operations Management and Supervision program with 22 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other) program with 9 completers.
Southern Wesleyan University offers 11 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 80 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 70 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (3 completers) 33 completers-
Education--
Educational Leadership and Administration17$51,200
Educational/Instructional Technology10-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)6-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] (1 completers) --
Religion/Religious Studies--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] --
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor--
Business [+] 37 completers-
Operations Management and Supervision22-
Human Resources Development15-
Total70
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (1 completers) 9 completers-
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)9-
Business [+] --
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)--
Total9
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 1 completers-
Educational/Instructional Technology1-
Total1

Graduate Student Population at SWU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 279 students enrolled into Southern Wesleyan University graduate schools where it has total 1,175 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 51 full-time and 228 part-time graduate students. By gender, 52 male and 227 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total27952227
Full-time511635
Part-tme22836192
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 183 White (65.59%), 58 Black/African American (20.79%), 12 Hispanic (4.30%), and 26 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total27952227
American Indian/Native American000
Asian000
Black/African American581147
Hispanic1248
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White18330153
Two More734
Un-Known18315
Non-resident Alien110
Southern Wesleyan University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 279 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total279
Enrolled Online Exclusively279
Enrolled Some Online Courses0
Not in Online Courses0

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