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2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Columbia College with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $15,216 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $639.
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$14,587
Fees$629
Cost per Credit$639
Books & Supplies$960
Room & Board$8,550 (On-Campus) / $6,600 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,940 (On-Campus) / $4,880 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$29,666
Off-Campus Total$27,656
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$8,574$10,911$9,268$13,802$15,216

Graduate Program Overview

Columbia College is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Columbia, 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 $15,216.
It offers ten (10) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameColumbia College
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address1301 Columbia College Dr, Columbia, SC
Graduate School Students324 students
290 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$15,216
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 10 Graduate Programs
9 Master's, 1 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Columbia College offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 10 major areas - 9 Master's (5 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor'. 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
Total237---
Men36---
Women201---
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.
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education (other)140 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration24ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies14ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 1,389 students enrolled in Columbia College including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 324 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 41 male and 283 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 290 full-time and 34 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 290 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 12 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total324
Men Students41
Women Students283
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total324
Full-time Students290
Part-time Students34
By race/ethnicity 189 White, 98 Black, and 4 Asian students are attending at Columbia College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total324
American Indian /
Native American		2
Asian4
Black98
Hispanic12
White189
Two or more races6
Un-Known8
2 students are younger than 22 and 107 students are older than 65. The school has 121 students aged between 22 and 30 and 108 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total324
21 & Under2
22-2450
25-2971
30-3455
35-3953
40 & Over107
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Columbia College, 290 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 12 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment341
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses290
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses12
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses39
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses290
South Carolina Resident191
Other State In U.S.95
Outside of U.S.4
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