Southern Wesleyan University (SWU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Central, SC.
It offers 8 graduate programs - 5 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,928.
A total of 196 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 980 students at SWU. SWU offers online graduate programs and 196 out of 196 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find SWU'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 $14,928. It offers eight (8) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Southern Wesleyan University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 907 Wesleyan Drive, Central, SC |
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| Graduate School Students | 301 students
196 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $14,928 |
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| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 8 Graduate Programs
5 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Southern Wesleyan University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Southern Wesleyan University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $14,928 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $572.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $13,728 |
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| Fees | $1,200 |
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| Cost per Credit | $572 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,060 |
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| Room & Board | $10,126 (On-Campus) / $9,360 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,465 (On-Campus) / $2,910 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,579 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $28,258 |
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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 | $13,726 | $13,726 | $12,954 | $13,746 | $14,928 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Southern Wesleyan University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 8 major areas - 5 Master's (5 online programs), 2 Doctorate (2 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs). 28 students have been conferred Master's degree and 22 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 | 28 | 22 | - | - |
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| Men | 8 | 5 | - | - |
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| Women | 20 | 17 | - | - |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
SWU graduate schools have a total of 301 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 45 male and 256 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 42 full-time and 259 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 196 students enrolled through online exclusively.
By race/ethnicity 214 White, 63 Black, and 0 Asian students are attending at Southern Wesleyan University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
1 grad students are younger than 22 and 100 students are older than 65. It has 51 students aged between 22 and 30 and 44 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 301 |
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| Men | 45 |
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| Women | 256 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 301 |
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| Full-time Students | 42 |
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| Part-time Students | 259 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 301 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Black | 63 |
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| Hispanic | 10 |
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| White | 214 |
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| Two or more races | 4 |
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| Un-Known | 4 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 301 |
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| 21 & Under | 1 |
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| 22-24 | 34 |
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| 25-29 | 17 |
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| 30-34 | 20 |
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| 35-39 | 24 |
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| 40 & Over | 100 |
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Online Population
At Southern Wesleyan University graduate schools, 196 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 196 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 196 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 0 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 0 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 196 |
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| South Carolina Resident | 153 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 39 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 4 |
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