Graduate School Tuition at University of South Carolina-Upstate

University of South Carolina-Upstate is a four-years, public school located in Spartanburg, SC. It offers 12 graduate programs - 9 Master's, and 3 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $14,109 for South Carolina residents and $30,135 for others. A total of 432 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,913 students at U of South Carolina-Upstate.

U of South Carolina-Upstate offers online graduate programs and 407 out of 432 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find U of South Carolina-Upstate's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

University of South Carolina-Upstate is a four-years, public school located in Spartanburg, 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 $14,109 for South Carolina residents and $30,135 for out-of-state students. It offers twelve (12) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	University of South Carolina-Upstate
Type	four-years, public
Address	800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC
Graduate School Students	457 students 407 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$14,109 Out-of-State$30,135
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 12 Graduate Programs 9 Master's, 3 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of South Carolina-Upstate 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 $14,109 and $30,135 for non-South Carolina residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $572 for South Carolina residents and $1,240 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$13,734	$29,760
Fees	$375	$375
Cost per Credit	$572	$1,240
Books & Supplies	$1,600
Room & Board	$10,040 (On-Campus) / $10,800 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,637 (On-Campus) / $4,665 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$29,386	$45,412
Off-Campus Total	$31,174	$47,200

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$14,084	$14,109	$14,109	$14,109	$14,109
Out-of-State	$30,110	$30,135	$30,135	$30,135	$30,135

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

University of South Carolina-Upstate offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 12 major areas - 9 Master's (3 online programs), 3 Post-Bachelor'.

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	242	-	1	-
Men	36	-	-	-
Women	206	-	1	-

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
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Youth Services/Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Information Resources Management		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	214^ONLINE	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
Nursing Education	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Nurse Leader	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Information Resources Management	2	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 5,438 students enrolled in University of South Carolina-Upstate including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 457 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 62 male and 395 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 29 full-time and 428 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 407 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 6 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	457	29	428
Men Students	62	5	57
Women Students	395	24	371

By race/ethnicity 364 White, 54 Black, and 4 Asian students are attending at University of South Carolina-Upstate. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	457	62	395
American Indian or Native American	3	0	3
Asian	1	3	54
Black	54	4	50
Hispanic	14	2	12
White	364	51	313
Tow or More Races	10	3	7
Race Unknown	7	1	6

2 students are younger than 22 and 116 students are older than 65. The school has 194 students aged between 22 and 30 and 120 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	457
21 & Under	2
22-24	66
25-29	128
30-34	71
35-39	49
40 & Over	116

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

At U of South Carolina-Upstate, 407 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	432
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	407
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	6
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	19

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	407
South Carolina Resident	395
Other State In U.S.	11
Outside of U.S.	1

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