by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Southern Adventist University took the #386 spot.
In addition, Southern Adventist took the #6 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, Southern Adventist came in at #313.
In addition, Southern Adventist took the #7 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Tennessee.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 75.1% of the total graduate students at Southern Adventist are women and 24.9% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 31.2% of the graduate student population at Southern Adventist. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 3.8% of graduate students hail from another country. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,880 | $11,880 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Southern Adventist is $57,479. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 2% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Southern Adventist University.
Contact details for Southern Adventist are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4881 Taylor Cir, Collegedale, TN 37315-0370 |
| Phone: | 423-236-2000 |
| Website: | www.southern.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/SouthernAdventistUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/SouthernNews |
About 76.2% of the graduate students at Southern Adventist University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 26.3% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 6 |
| Public Health | 1 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 1 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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