Southern Adventist University (Southern Adventist) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Collegedale, TN.
It offers 287 graduate programs - 140 Master's, 6 Doctorate, and 141 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,760.
A total of 300 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,229 students at Southern Adventist. Southern Adventist offers online graduate programs and 108 out of 300 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Southern Adventist'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 $13,760. It offers 287 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Southern Adventist University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 4881 Taylor Cir, Collegedale, TN |
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| Graduate School Students | 327 students
108 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $13,760 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 287 Graduate Programs
140 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 141 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Southern Adventist University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Southern Adventist University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $13,760 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $760.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $13,680 |
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| Fees | $80 |
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| Cost per Credit | $760 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,100 |
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| Room & Board | $8,900 (On-Campus) / $12,600 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,000 (On-Campus) / $5,000 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,760 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $32,460 |
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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 | $11,700 | $11,880 | $12,150 | $12,870 | $13,760 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Southern Adventist University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 287 major areas - 140 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 141 Post-Master's. 97 students have been conferred Master's degree and 11 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 | 97 | 11 | - | 4 |
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| Men | 28 | - | - | 1 |
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| Women | 69 | 11 | - | 3 |
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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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| Mathematics | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Chemistry | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Physics | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Social Work | 29 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Southern Adventist graduate schools have a total of 327 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 95 male and 232 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 101 full-time and 226 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 108 students enrolled through online exclusively and 157 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 188 White, 47 Black, and 16 Asian students are attending at Southern Adventist University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
2 grad students are younger than 22 and 119 students are older than 65. It has 101 students aged between 22 and 30 and 78 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 327 |
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| Men | 95 |
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| Women | 232 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 327 |
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| Full-time Students | 101 |
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| Part-time Students | 226 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 327 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 16 |
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| Black | 47 |
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| Hispanic | 50 |
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| White | 188 |
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| Two or more races | 8 |
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| Un-Known | 2 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 327 |
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| 21 & Under | 2 |
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| 22-24 | 36 |
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| 25-29 | 65 |
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| 30-34 | 45 |
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| 35-39 | 33 |
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| 40 & Over | 119 |
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Online Population
At Southern Adventist University graduate schools, 108 students enrolled online exclusively and 157 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 300 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 108 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 157 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 35 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 108 |
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| Tennessee Resident | 48 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 59 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
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