Graduate Programs | College of Charleston

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2022-2023 graduate tuition & fees at College of Charleston 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 $14,230 and $39,332 for non-South Carolina residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $574 for South Carolina residents and $1,619 for out-of-state students.

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics

Updated with 2022-2023 tuition (Last update: Feb. 27, 2023)

2023 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$13,770	$38,872
Fees	$460	$460
Cost per Credit	$574	$1,619
Books & Supplies	$1,345
Room & Board	$12,986 (On-Campus) / $12,571 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,169 (On-Campus) / $4,169 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$32,730	$57,832
Off-Campus Total	$32,315	$57,417

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2023)
	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
In-State	$14,120	$14,230	$14,230	$14,230	$14,230
Out-of-State	$35,220	$36,592	$36,592	$37,836	$39,332

Graduate Program Overview

College of Charleston is a four-years, public school located in Charleston, South Carolina. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,230 for South Carolina residents and $39,332 for out-of-state students.

It offers thirty-one (31) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	College of Charleston
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	66 George St, Charleston, SC
Graduate School Students	1,084 students 508 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2022-2023)	In-State$14,230 Out-of-State$39,332
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 31 Graduate Programs 22 Master's, 9 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

College of Charleston offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 31 major areas - 22 Master's (2 online programs), 8 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'. 231 students have been conferred Master's degree and 9 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	231	9	32	11
Men	82	5	5	-
Women	149	4	27	11

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Science		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics and Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics		NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Urban Studies/Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Fine and Studio Arts Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Natural Resources and Conservation

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Studies	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Architecture

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Organizational Communication	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Science	6	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Elementary Education and Teaching	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Work and Family Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Child Development	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Creative Writing	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics and Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	6	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Historic Preservation and Conservation	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$39,500	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Visual and Performing Arts	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$56,700	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

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

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Anthropology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 10,384 students enrolled in College of Charleston including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 1,084 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 273 male and 811 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 288 full-time and 796 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 508 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 63 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,084
Men Students	273
Women Students	811

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,084
Full-time Students	288
Part-time Students	796

By race/ethnicity 842 White, 102 Black, and 6 Asian students are attending at College of Charleston. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,084
American Indian / Native American	2
Asian	6
Black	102
Hispanic	46
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	2
White	842
Two or more races	16
Un-Known	51

8 students are younger than 22 and 291 students are older than 65. The school has 455 students aged between 22 and 30 and 220 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,084
21 & Under	8
22-24	252
25-29	203
30-34	109
35-39	111
40 & Over	291

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At College of Charleston, 508 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 63 students are enrolled in some online courses.