Coastal Carolina University (Coastal Carolina) is a four-year, public school located in Conway, SC.
It offers 29 graduate programs - 16 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 7 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,764 for in-state and $21,438 for out-of-state students.
A total of 537 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 11,348 students at Coastal Carolina. Coastal Carolina offers online graduate programs and 249 out of 537 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,764 for South Carolina residents and $21,438 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-nine (29) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Coastal Carolina University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 103 Tom Trout Drive, Conway, SC |
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| Graduate School Students | 523 students
249 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$10,764
Out-of-State$21,438 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 29 Graduate Programs
16 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 10 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Coastal Carolina University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $593 for South Carolina residents and $1,186 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $10,674 | $21,348 |
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| Fees | $90 | $90 |
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| Cost per Credit | $593 | $1,186 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,250 |
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| Room & Board | $12,146 (On-Campus) / $10,238 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,264 (On-Campus) / $4,768 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,424 | $39,098 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,020 | $37,694 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $10,764 | $10,764 | $10,764 | $10,764 | $10,764 |
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| Out-of-State | $19,836 | $19,836 | $20,628 | $21,438 | $21,438 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Coastal Carolina University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 29 major areas - 16 Master's (5 online programs), 3 Doctorate, 7 Post-Bachelor's (5 online programs), 3 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 242 students have been conferred Master's degree and 7 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 |
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| Total | 242 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
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| Men | 102 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Women | 140 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
Coastal Carolina graduate schools have a total of 523 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 202 male and 321 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 170 full-time and 353 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 249 students enrolled through online exclusively and 82 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 385 White, 69 Black, and 5 Asian students are attending at Coastal Carolina University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
33 grad students are younger than 22 and 110 students are older than 65. It has 296 students aged between 22 and 30 and 98 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 523 |
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| Men | 202 |
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| Women | 321 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 523 |
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| Full-time Students | 170 |
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| Part-time Students | 353 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 523 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 5 |
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| Black | 69 |
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| Hispanic | 19 |
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| White | 385 |
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| Two or more races | 13 |
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| Un-Known | 5 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 523 |
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| 21 & Under | 33 |
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| 22-24 | 194 |
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| 25-29 | 102 |
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| 30-34 | 60 |
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| 35-39 | 38 |
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| 40 & Over | 110 |
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Online Population
At Coastal Carolina University graduate schools, 249 students enrolled online exclusively and 82 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 537 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 249 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 82 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 206 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 249 |
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| South Carolina Resident | 188 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 56 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 5 |
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