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Graduate Programs at South Carolina

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Graduate Program 176 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 10 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 8,310
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2024 Tuition & Fees $30,160

Graduate Programs Overview

University of South Carolina-Columbia offers 176 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 10 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 8,310 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at South Carolina and 2,426 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $13,774 for South Carolina residents and $30,160 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at University of South Carolina-Columbia.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (105 programs)
Doctorate - Research (68 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (3 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (6 programs)
Doctorate - Research (4 programs)
Tuition & Fees$13,774 South Carolina residents
$30,160 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment8,310 graduate students
2,426 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at South Carolina

It offers 176 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's, Doctorate and Post-MS Certificate degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree1056
Post Master's Degree71
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship684
Doctor's degree - professional practice30
Total17610

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $13,774 for South Carolina residents and $30,160 for students from other States at University of South Carolina-Columbia. The 2024 graduate tuition & fees are stayed the same compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2021202220232024
In-State$14,137$14,134$13,774$13,774
Out-of-State$30,160$30,160$30,160$30,160
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] University of South Carolina-Columbia Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At University of South Carolina-Columbia, 8,310 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 3,095 male and 5,215 female students. By attendance status, there are 5,699 full-time and 2,611 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total8,3105,2153,095
Full-time5,6993,3542,345
Part-time2,6111,861750
[Chart] University of South Carolina-Columbia Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At University of South Carolina-Columbia, 2,426 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 1,169 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 8,310 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total8,310
Online Exclusively2,426
In Some Online Classes1,169
Not In Online Classes4,715
[Chart] University of South Carolina-Columbia Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs
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