Graduate Programs at Southern Wesleyan University

Graduate School Overview

Southern Wesleyan University (referred to as SWU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Central, SC. 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 - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1973 - Current).

SWU Directory Information
School Name	Southern Wesleyan University (SWU)
Address	907 Wesleyan Drive, Central, SC 29630-1020
Phone	864-644-5000
Web	https://www.swu.edu
Online Application	https://www.swu.edu/apply-to-swu
Financial Info	https://www.swu.edu/campus/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Southern Wesleyan University is $12,954 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 Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,954
Student Population	279
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	64 graduate programs (16 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Southern Wesleyan University is $12,954 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $498.

Southern Wesleyan University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Southern Wesleyan 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, 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 $12,954. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -5.62% 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	$10,170	-
2019-2020	$10,170	-
2020-2021	$13,560	$166
2021-2022	$13,560	$166
2022-2023	$11,952	$1,002

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 $19,518 and the South Carolina graduate tuition is $25,676 (public) / $13,583 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Southern Wesleyan University	$12,954
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
South Carolina Graduate Schools	$13,429	$19,210
Public	$13,133	$25,676
Private	$13,583

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $11,735 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Southern Wesleyan University. On-campus living costs are increased by 0.86% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $8,085. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $498 at Southern Wesleyan University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same 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

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 Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	8	5	70
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	2	9
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	1
Total	11	8	80

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.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Southern Wesleyan University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Southern Wesleyan University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Operations Management and Supervision	✔	22	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	$51,200
Human Resources Development	✕	15	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	10	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	6	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Southern Wesleyan University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)	✔	9	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	0	-

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
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	33 completers	-
Education	✔	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	$51,200
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	10	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	6	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	37 completers	-
Operations Management and Supervision	✔	22	-
Human Resources Development	✕	15	-
	Total	70

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)	✔	9	-
Business [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	0	-
	Total	9

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	1	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at SWU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 257 students enrolled into Southern Wesleyan University graduate schools where it has total 1,175 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 48 full-time and 209 part-time graduate students. By gender, 52 male and 205 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	257	52	205
Full-time	48	13	35
Part-tme	209	39	170

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

There are 169 White (65.76%), 61 Black/African American (23.74%), 10 Hispanic (3.89%), 1 Asian (0.39%), and 16 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	257	52	205
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	1	0	1
Black/African American	61	18	43
Hispanic	10	2	8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	169	31	138
Two More	5	0	5
Un-Known	10	0	10
Non-resident Alien	1	1	0

Southern Wesleyan University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 257 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
Total	257
Enrolled Online Exclusively	257
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Southern Wesleyan University. 33 students are aged 20 to 24 (12.84% of total students), 33 students are aged above 50 (12.84%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Southern Wesleyan University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	257	52	205
Age 20-21	2	0	2
Age 22-24	31	10	21
Age 25-29	32	7	25
Age 30-34	46	9	37
Age 35-39	46	11	35
Age 40-49	65	11	54
Age 50-64	33	3	30
Age Un-Known	2	1	1

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