Graduate School Tuition at South Carolina State University

South Carolina State University is a four-years, public school located in Orangeburg, SC. It offers 17 graduate programs - 12 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 3 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $11,460 for South Carolina residents and $22,570 for others. A total of 275 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,649 students at South Carolina State.

South Carolina State offers online graduate programs and 108 out of 275 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Doctorate Educational Leadership and Administration program has the highest salary ($74,000) after graduation and the Master's Communication Sciences and Disorders program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $50,900 average salary.

You can find South Carolina State's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

South Carolina State University is a four-years, public school located in Orangeburg, 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 $11,460 for South Carolina residents and $22,570 for out-of-state students. It offers seventeen (17) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	South Carolina State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	300 College St NE, Orangeburg, SC
Graduate School Students	300 students 108 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$11,460 Out-of-State$22,570
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 17 Graduate Programs 12 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 4 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at South Carolina State 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 $11,460 and $22,570 for non-South Carolina residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $637 for South Carolina residents and $1,254 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$9,928	$21,038
Fees	$1,532	$1,532
Cost per Credit	$637	$1,254
Books & Supplies	$2,000
Room & Board	$9,000 (On-Campus) / $10,000 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$8,000 (On-Campus) / $8,000 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$30,460	$41,570
Off-Campus Total	$31,460	$42,570

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$11,460	$11,460	$11,460	$11,460	$11,460
Out-of-State	$22,570	$22,570	$22,570	$22,570	$22,570

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

South Carolina State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 17 major areas - 12 Master's , 1 Doctorate , 3 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'.

70 students have been conferred Master's degree and 19 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	70	19	-	11
Men	14	6	-	5
Women	56	13	-	6

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.

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

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
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Science		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Special Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$40,300	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Human Development and Family Studies		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce	7	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Transportation/Mobility Management	2	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	11
Salary After Completing	-	$74,000	-

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,374 students enrolled in South Carolina State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 300 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 73 male and 227 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 195 full-time and 105 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 108 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 39 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	300	195	105
Men Students	73	49	24
Women Students	227	146	81

By race/ethnicity 26 White, 255 Black, and 3 Asian students are attending at South Carolina State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	300	73	227
Asian	1	2	255
Black	255	61	194
White	26	7	19
Race Unknown	15	3	12

1 students are younger than 22 and 110 students are older than 65. The school has 109 students aged between 22 and 30 and 55 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	300
21 & Under	1
22-24	49
25-29	60
30-34	28
35-39	27
40 & Over	110

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

At South Carolina State, 108 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 39 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	275
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	108
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	39
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	128

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	108
South Carolina Resident	92
Other State In U.S.	16
Outside of U.S.	0

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