Southern Wesleyan University Graduate Programs

Southern Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Central, South Carolina. Central is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Southern Wesleyan University?

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

Southern Wesleyan University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 257 graduate students at SWU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern Wesleyan University graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	169
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Wesleyan University. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 18 countries are represented at SWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Colombia, Canada, and Germany.

Online Learning at Southern Wesleyan University

There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at SWU. In 2022-2023, 952 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SWU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SWU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	25%
Philosophy & Religious Studies	37%
Public Administration & Social Service	24%

Southern Wesleyan University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	22	0	22
Educational Administration	0	17	0	17
Human Resource Management	0	15	0	15
Instructional Media Design	1	10	0	11
Educational Assessment	0	0	9	9
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	6	0	6
General Biology	0	0	0	0
Accounting	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0
Special Education	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0	0
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0
Nursing	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Security Science and Technology	0	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0	0
Criminology	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
Human Services	0	0	0	0
Sacred Music	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	70	9	80

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Robert Thall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.