College of Charleston (C of Charleston) is a four-year, public school located in Charleston, SC.
It offers 32 graduate programs - 20 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 9 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $16,300 for in-state and $21,412 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,046 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 11,926 students at C of Charleston. C of Charleston offers online graduate programs and 689 out of 1,046 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $16,300 for South Carolina residents and $21,412 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-two (32) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | College of Charleston |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 66 George St, Charleston, SC |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,069 students
689 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$16,300
Out-of-State$21,412 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 32 Graduate Programs
20 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 10 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at College of Charleston
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $16,300 and $21,412 for non-South Carolina residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $660 for South Carolina residents and $873 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $15,840 | $20,952 |
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| Fees | $460 | $460 |
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| Cost per Credit | $660 | $873 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,530 |
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| Room & Board | $14,332 (On-Campus) / $14,091 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,849 (On-Campus) / $4,849 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $37,011 | $42,123 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $36,770 | $41,882 |
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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 | $14,230 | $14,230 | $14,230 | $14,230 | $16,300 |
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| Out-of-State | $36,592 | $37,836 | $39,332 | $40,498 | $21,412 |
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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 32 major areas - 20 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 9 Post-Bachelor's, 1 Post-Master's.
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 | 211 | - | 10 | 1 |
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| Men | 62 | - | 2 | - |
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| Women | 149 | - | 8 | 1 |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 10 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
C of Charleston graduate schools have a total of 1,069 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 244 male and 825 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 262 full-time and 807 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 689 students enrolled through online exclusively and 77 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 846 White, 96 Black, and 9 Asian students are attending at College of Charleston. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
8 grad students are younger than 22 and 402 students are older than 65. It has 414 students aged between 22 and 30 and 222 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,069 |
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| Men | 244 |
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| Women | 825 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,069 |
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| Full-time Students | 262 |
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| Part-time Students | 807 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,069 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 5 |
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| Asian | 9 |
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| Black | 96 |
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| Hispanic | 41 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 846 |
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| Two or more races | 24 |
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| Un-Known | 24 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,069 |
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| 21 & Under | 8 |
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| 22-24 | 226 |
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| 25-29 | 188 |
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| 30-34 | 107 |
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| 35-39 | 115 |
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| 40 & Over | 402 |
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Online Population
At College of Charleston graduate schools, 689 students enrolled online exclusively and 77 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,046 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 689 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 77 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 280 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 689 |
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| South Carolina Resident | 628 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 61 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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