Graduate School Tuition at Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University is a four-years, public school located in Conway, SC. It offers 26 graduate programs - 15 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 6 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $10,764 for South Carolina residents and $21,438 for others. A total of 543 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 10,337 students at Coastal Carolina.

Coastal Carolina offers online graduate programs and 265 out of 543 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Educational Leadership and Administration program has the highest salary ($53,300) after graduation and the Master's Accounting program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $52,100 average salary.

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Graduate Program Overview

Coastal Carolina University is a four-years, public school located in Conway, South Carolina. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,764 for South Carolina residents and $21,438 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-six (26) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Coastal Carolina University
Type	four-years, public
Address	103 Tom Trout Drive, Conway, SC
Graduate School Students	683 students 265 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$10,764 Out-of-State$21,438
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 26 Graduate Programs 15 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 9 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Coastal Carolina University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

For South Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $10,764 and $21,438 for non-South Carolina residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $598 for South Carolina residents and $1,191 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$10,674	$21,348
Fees	$90	$90
Cost per Credit	$598	$1,191
Books & Supplies	$1,210
Room & Board	$11,418 (On-Campus) / $9,900 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,150 (On-Campus) / $4,636 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$27,542	$38,216
Off-Campus Total	$26,510	$37,184

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$10,764	$10,764	$10,764	$10,764	$10,764
Out-of-State	$19,836	$19,836	$19,836	$20,628	$21,438

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Coastal Carolina University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 26 major areas - 15 Master's (3 online programs), 2 Doctorate , 6 Post-Bachelor'(5 online programs), 3 Post-Master'(1 online programs).

289 students have been conferred Master's degree and 13 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's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	289	13	3	-
Men	103	4	-	-
Women	186	9	3	-

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.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Business Administration and Management		NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$48,500	-	-
Auditing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$53,300	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	58^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Creative Writing	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Technology	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	77	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$48,500	-	-
Accounting	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$52,100	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$53,300	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
American/United States Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational/Instructional Technology	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Sustainability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied and Professional Ethics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Archeology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 10,473 students enrolled in Coastal Carolina University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 683 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 210 male and 473 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 169 full-time and 514 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 265 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 51 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	683	169	514
Men Students	210	78	132
Women Students	473	91	382

By race/ethnicity 522 White, 83 Black, and 7 Asian students are attending at Coastal Carolina University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	683	210	473
American Indian or Native American	5	0	5
Asian	2	5	83
Black	83	26	57
Hispanic	22	8	14
White	522	152	370
Tow or More Races	12	5	7
Race Unknown	8	3	5

22 students are younger than 22 and 113 students are older than 65. The school has 296 students aged between 22 and 30 and 112 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	683
21 & Under	22
22-24	174
25-29	122
30-34	63
35-39	49
40 & Over	113

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At Coastal Carolina, 265 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 51 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	543
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	265
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	51
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	227

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	265
South Carolina Resident	205
Other State In U.S.	52
Outside of U.S.	8

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