by our College Data Analytics TeamEach year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Southern Wesleyan University came in at #868 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.
In addition, SWU took the #13 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina.
SWU was ranked #523 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
In addition, SWU took the #8 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in South Carolina.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 76.9% of the total graduate students at SWU are women and 23.1% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 26.9% of the graduate student population at SWU. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,560 | $13,560 |
| Fees | $166 | $166 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at SWU is $51,511. That's about 12% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
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Contact details for SWU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 907 Wesleyan Drive, Central, SC 29630-1020 |
| Phone: | 864-644-5000 |
| Website: | www.swu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/southernwesleyanuniversity.central |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/swu_edu |
In 2020-2021, 100.0% of the graduate students at Southern Wesleyan University took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 21 |
| Educational Administration | 32 |
| Human Resource Management | 23 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 15 |
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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