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. 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.
Southwestern College landed the #800 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking.
SC also ranked #8 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Kansas.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, SC came in at #651.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Kansas, SC came in at #9.
The total graduate student population at SC is made up of 53.2% women and 46.8% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 25.5% of the graduate student population at SC. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 2.8% of graduate students hail from another country. 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 | $12,528 | $12,528 |
| Fees | $240 | $240 |
Master's degree recipients from SC earn an average salary of $47,761 during the early years of their career. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 18% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Southwestern College.
Contact details for SC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 College Street, Winfield, KS 67156-2499 |
| Phone: | 620-229-6000 |
| Website: | https://www.sckans.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/SouthwesternCollegeKansas |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/Moundbuilders |
About 83.1% of the graduate students at Southwestern College took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 81.4% of grad students 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 | 23 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 5 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 4 |
| Other Social Sciences | 4 |
| Special Education | 9 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 7 |
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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