Graduate Programs & Tuition at Charleston Southern University

Charleston Southern University (CSU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Charleston, SC.

It offers 27 graduate programs - 23 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $20,250.

A total of 706 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,832 students at CSU. CSU offers online graduate programs and 329 out of 706 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find CSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $20,250. It offers twenty-seven (27) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCharleston Southern University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address9200 University Blvd, Charleston, SC
Graduate School Students631 students
329 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)$20,250
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 27 Graduate Programs
23 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Charleston Southern University

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Charleston Southern University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $20,250 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $625.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$20,000
Fees$250
Cost per Credit$625
Room & Board$12,200 (On-Campus) / $9,850 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,070 (On-Campus) / $4,370 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$35,520
Off-Campus Total$34,470
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Tuition & Fees$7,800$5,085$5,085$19,244$20,250

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Charleston Southern University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 27 major areas - 23 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 2 Post-Master's. 206 students have been conferred Master's degree and 55 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total20655--
Men8321--
Women12334--

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Technology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary School Administration/Principalship4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Counseling Psychology12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant35 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Education2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Administration4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management47 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Operations Management and Supervision NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Project Management19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Leadership7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family Resource Management StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

CSU graduate schools have a total of 631 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 242 male and 389 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 289 full-time and 342 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 329 students enrolled through online exclusively and 131 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 372 White, 123 Black, and 8 Asian students are attending at Charleston Southern University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total631
Men242
Women389
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total631
Full-time Students289
Part-time Students342
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total631
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian8
Black123
Hispanic27
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White372
Two or more races15
Un-Known56

Online Population

At Charleston Southern University graduate schools, 329 students enrolled online exclusively and 131 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment706
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses329
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses131
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses246
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses329
South Carolina Resident241
Other State In U.S.86
Outside of U.S.0
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