Graduate School Tuition at Columbia International University

Columbia International University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Columbia, SC. It offers 36 graduate programs - 23 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 4 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $11,640 for all graduate students. A total of 1,480 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,481 students at Columbia International.

Columbia International offers online graduate programs and 1,381 out of 1,480 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

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Graduate Program Overview

Columbia International University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Columbia, 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 $11,640. It offers thirty-six (36) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Columbia International University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	7435 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC
Graduate School Students	1,433 students 1,381 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$11,640
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 36 Graduate Programs 23 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

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

The tuition & fees is $11,640 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $581.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$10,440
Fees	$1,200
Cost per Credit	$581
Books & Supplies	$200
Room & Board	$11,950 (On-Campus) / $9,020 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,400 (On-Campus) / $4,200 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$27,190
Off-Campus Total	$25,060

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$10,070	$10,640	$11,810	$11,930	$11,640

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Columbia International University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 36 major areas - 23 Master's , 6 Doctorate , 4 Post-Bachelor', 3 Post-Master'.

328 students have been conferred Master's degree and 115 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	328	115	7	7
Men	125	82	4	2
Women	203	33	3	5

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.

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies			1	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Islamic Studies		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bible/Biblical Studies		NOT OFFERED	3
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology			3	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	125	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	11		NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
International/Global Studies		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies				NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Islamic Studies	4	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bible/Biblical Studies	4	NOT OFFERED
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	28			NOT OFFERED
Religious Education	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological Studies	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	2		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Studies/Counseling		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Youth Ministry		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	11		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	33		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration			NOT OFFERED	4

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bible/Biblical Studies		NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration			NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies				NOT OFFERED

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology				NOT OFFERED
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Organizational Leadership			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bible/Biblical Studies		NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,338 students enrolled in Columbia International University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,433 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 682 male and 751 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 264 full-time and 1,169 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 1,381 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 33 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,433	264	1,169
Men Students	682	129	553
Women Students	751	135	616

By race/ethnicity 380 White, 191 Black, and 401 Asian students are attending at Columbia International University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,433	682	751
American Indian or Native American	2	0	2
Asian	141	260	191
Black	191	90	101
Hispanic	20	10	10
White	380	228	152
Tow or More Races	11	6	5
Race Unknown	142	79	63

10 students are younger than 22 and 700 students are older than 65. The school has 269 students aged between 22 and 30 and 497 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,433
21 & Under	10
22-24	98
25-29	171
30-34	242
35-39	255
40 & Over	700

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

At Columbia International, 1,381 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 33 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,480
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,381
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	33
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	66

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,381
South Carolina Resident	240
Other State In U.S.	472
Outside of U.S.	669

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