It offers 53 graduate programs - 29 Master's, 11 Doctorate, 6 Post-bachelor's, and 7 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $28,849.
A total of 2,775 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 11,557 students at South. South offers online graduate programs and 1,009 out of 2,775 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $28,849. It offers fifty-three (53) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | South College |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (for-profit) |
| Address | 3904 Lonas Road, Knoxville, TN |
| Graduate School Students | 1,828 students 1,009 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $28,849 |
| Student to Faculty | 25:1 (4.00%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 53 Graduate Programs 29 Master's, 11 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at South College with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $28,849 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $335.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $26,764 | |
| Fees | $2,085 | |
| Cost per Credit | $335 | |
| Books & Supplies | $1,500 | |
| Room & Board | $16,920 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $4,800 (Off-Campus) | |
| Off-Campus Total | $52,069 | |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $27,550 | $27,765 | $28,365 | $28,249 | $28,849 |
South College offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 53 major areas - 29 Master's (25 online programs), 11 Doctorate (7 online programs), 6 Post-Bachelor's (6 online programs), 7 Post-Master's (5 online programs). 632 students have been conferred Master's degree and 434 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 632 | 434 | 28 | 104 |
| Men | 132 | 163 | 2 | 16 |
| Women | 500 | 271 | 26 | 88 |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 28ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Information Technology | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer Programming/Programmer | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Information Technology Project Management | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 87ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | 3ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion/Religious Studies | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 15ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 26ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Physician Assistant | 292 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Public Health | 12ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 159 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 4ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
| Project Management | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Organizational Leadership | 19ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting | 4ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting and Business/Management | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Finance | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Business Statistics | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | 6ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult and Continuing Education Administration | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 2ONLINE |
| Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | 2ONLINE |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | 1ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 92 |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 6ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult and Continuing Education Administration | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
| Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE | ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion/Religious Studies | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Pharmacy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nurse Anesthetist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
By attending status, there are 1,825 full-time and 3 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,009 students enrolled through online exclusively and 957 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,290 White, 237 Black, and 119 Asian students are attending at South College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
| Total | 1,828 |
|---|---|
| Men | 544 |
| Women | 1,284 |
| Total | 1,828 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 1,825 |
| Part-time Students | 3 |
| Total | 1,828 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 8 |
| Asian | 119 |
| Black | 237 |
| Hispanic | 33 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 6 |
| White | 1,290 |
| Two or more races | 76 |
| Un-Known | 24 |
At South College graduate schools, 1,009 students enrolled online exclusively and 957 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 2,775 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,009 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 957 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 809 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,009 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Resident | 155 |
| Other State In U.S. | 854 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |