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2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $19,244 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,138.
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$18,994
Fees$250
Cost per Credit$2,138
Room & Board$11,590 (On-Campus) / $8,930 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,600 (On-Campus) / $5,060 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$35,434
Off-Campus Total$33,234
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$7,500$7,800$5,085$5,085$19,244

Graduate Program Overview

Charleston Southern University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Charleston, 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 $19,244.
It offers twenty-eight (28) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCharleston Southern University
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address9200 University Blvd, Charleston, SC
Graduate School Students616 students
246 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$19,244
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 28 Graduate Programs
24 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Charleston Southern University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 28 major areas - 24 Master's (10 online programs), 2 Doctorate , 2 Post-Master'. 245 students have been conferred Master's degree and 32 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
Total24532--
Men936--
Women15226--
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.
Computer and Information Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration3ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary School Administration/Principalship2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Counseling Psychology18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physician Assistant30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Nursing Administration-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management35 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Project Management22ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Finance6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Work and Family Studies
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family Resource Management StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing Education-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Education
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration-ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,341 students enrolled in Charleston Southern University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 616 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 226 male and 390 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 182 full-time and 434 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 246 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 49 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total616
Men Students226
Women Students390
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total616
Full-time Students182
Part-time Students434
By race/ethnicity 326 White, 150 Black, and 11 Asian students are attending at Charleston Southern University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total616
American Indian /
Native American		20
Asian11
Black150
Hispanic6
White326
Two or more races36
Un-Known39
12 students are younger than 22 and 145 students are older than 65. The school has 307 students aged between 22 and 30 and 118 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total616
21 & Under12
22-24166
25-29141
30-3466
35-3952
40 & Over145
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Charleston Southern University, 246 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 49 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment582
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses246
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses49
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses287
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses246
South Carolina Resident177
Other State In U.S.68
Outside of U.S.1
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