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Graduate Programs at South Carolina

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Graduate Program 187 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 16 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 8,345
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2025 Tuition & Fees $30,160

Graduate Programs Overview

University of South Carolina-Columbia offers 187 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 16 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 8,345 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at South Carolina and 2,459 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $14,134 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 (109 programs)
Doctorate - Research (70 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (8 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (8 programs)
Doctorate - Research (3 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (5 programs)
Tuition & Fees$14,134 South Carolina residents
$30,160 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment8,345 graduate students
2,459 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 187 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 Degree1098
Post Master's Degree94
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship703
Doctor's degree - professional practice85
Total18716

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $14,134 for South Carolina residents and $30,160 for students from other States at University of South Carolina-Columbia. The 2025 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.
2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2022202320242025
In-State$14,134$13,774$13,774$14,134
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, 8,345 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 3,125 male and 5,220 female students. By attendance status, there are 5,696 full-time and 2,649 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total8,3455,2203,125
Full-time5,6963,2912,405
Part-time2,6491,929720
[Chart] University of South Carolina-Columbia Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At University of South Carolina-Columbia, 2,459 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 1,224 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 8,345 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total8,345
Online Exclusively2,459
In Some Online Classes1,224
Not In Online Classes4,662
[Chart] University of South Carolina-Columbia Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs
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