2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at South Carolina graduate schools is $13,774 for South Carolina residents and $30,160 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees stays same as last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at South Carolina.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
South Carolina 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearSouth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2020$14,137$13,737$400$30,160$29,760$400
2021$14,137$13,737$400$30,160$29,760$400
2022$14,134$13,734$400$30,160$29,760$400
2023$13,774$13,374$400$30,160$29,760$400
2024$13,774$13,374$400$30,160$29,760$400
South Carolina 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearSouth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$572$1,240
2021$572$1,240
2022$572$1,240
2023$572$1,240
2024$572$1,240
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$10,670$4,386$11,239$4,386
2021$10,962$4,386$11,239$4,386
2022$10,990$4,386$11,239$4,386
2023$11,780$4,386$11,239$4,386
2024$12,558$5,505$11,239$5,505

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at University of South Carolina-Columbia offers 298 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 16 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's1056
Doctorate (Research)684
Doctorate (Professional)30
Post-BS Certificate273
Post-MS Certificate71
Total29816
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At South Carolina, there are 35,653 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 8,310 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 3,095 male and 5,215 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.59 to 1. University of South Carolina-Columbia offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 2,426 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native16511
Asian288119169
Black or African American1,065238827
Hispanic347129218
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White4,9561,7413,215
Two or More Races27394179
Race/Ethnicity Unknown311174137
Total 8,3103,0955,215

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