College of Charleston Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

College of Charleston is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Charleston, South Carolina. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $14,230 for South Carolina residents and $36,592 for other students in average.

It offers thirty-six graduate programs: 24 Master's, 10 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	College of Charleston
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	66 George St, Charleston, SC
Graduate School Students	903 students 363 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$14,230 Out-of-State$36,592
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 36 Graduate Programs 24 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 12 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 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 $36,592 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 $1,506 for out-of-state students.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$13,770	$36,132
Fees	$460	$460
Cost per Credit	$574	$1,506
Books & Supplies	$1,262
Room & Board	$12,959 (On-Campus) / $12,341 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,954 (On-Campus) / $3,954 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$32,405	$54,767
Off-Campus Total	$31,787	$54,149

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$12,984	$13,658	$14,120	$14,230	$14,230
Out-of-State	$32,958	$33,884	$35,220	$36,592	$36,592

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

College of Charleston offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 36 major areas - 23 Master's (2 online programs), 9 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'. 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	220	-	26	-
Men	76	-	10	-
Women	144	-	16	-

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.

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Historic Preservation and Conservation	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Work and Family Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Child Development	12	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	6	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	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	8	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	17	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	5	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$56,700	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

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

Computer And Information Sciences

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

Education

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

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		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	7	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	3	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

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

Natural Resources And Conservation

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Studies	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Architecture

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

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Organizational Communication	4^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)		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
Special Education and Teaching	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 10,783 students enrolled in College of Charleston including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 903 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 239 male and 664 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 255 full-time and 648 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 363 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 50 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	903
Men Students	239
Women Students	664

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	903
Full-time Students	255
Part-time Students	648

By race/ethnicity 727 White, 74 Black, and 7 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	903
American Indian / Native American	3
Asian	7
Black	74
Hispanic	41
White	727
Two or more races	19
Un-Known	21

6 students are younger than 22 and 269 students are older than 65. The school has 415 students aged between 22 and 30 and 213 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	903
21 & Under	6
22-24	193
25-29	222
30-34	120
35-39	93
40 & Over	269

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, 363 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 50 students are enrolled in some online courses.