Gardner-Webb University (Gardner-Webb) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Boiling Springs, NC.
It offers 50 graduate programs - 22 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 5 Post-bachelor's, and 14 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,125.
A total of 1,243 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,104 students at Gardner-Webb. Gardner-Webb offers online graduate programs and 583 out of 1,243 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Gardner-Webb's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,125. It offers fifty (50) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Gardner-Webb University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | Main St, Boiling Springs, NC |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,285 students
583 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $12,125 |
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| Student to Faculty | 12:1 (8.33%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 50 Graduate Programs
22 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 19 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Gardner-Webb University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Gardner-Webb University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $12,125 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $650.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $12,000 |
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| Fees | $125 |
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| Cost per Credit | $650 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $11,410 (On-Campus) / $7,500 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,500 (On-Campus) / $2,700 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $27,035 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $23,325 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $9,050 | $10,130 | $11,050 | $11,300 | $12,125 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Gardner-Webb University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 50 major areas - 22 Master's (2 online programs), 9 Doctorate, 5 Post-Bachelor's, 14 Post-Master's. 369 students have been conferred Master's degree and 109 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 369 | 109 | 1 | - |
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| Men | 114 | 16 | - | - |
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| Women | 255 | 93 | 1 | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Economics | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Gardner-Webb graduate schools have a total of 1,285 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 366 male and 919 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 420 full-time and 865 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 583 students enrolled through online exclusively and 148 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 591 White, 496 Black, and 22 Asian students are attending at Gardner-Webb University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
22 grad students are younger than 22 and 592 students are older than 65. It has 334 students aged between 22 and 30 and 295 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,285 |
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| Men | 366 |
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| Women | 919 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,285 |
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| Full-time Students | 420 |
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| Part-time Students | 865 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,285 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 10 |
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| Asian | 22 |
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| Black | 496 |
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| Hispanic | 26 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 5 |
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| White | 591 |
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| Two or more races | 23 |
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| Un-Known | 112 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,285 |
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| 21 & Under | 22 |
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| 22-24 | 148 |
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| 25-29 | 186 |
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| 30-34 | 131 |
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| 35-39 | 164 |
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| 40 & Over | 592 |
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Online Population
At Gardner-Webb University graduate schools, 583 students enrolled online exclusively and 148 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,243 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 583 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 148 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 512 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 583 |
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| North Carolina Resident | 445 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 138 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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