Columbia College (Columbia) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Columbia, SC.
It offers 8 graduate programs - 7 Master's, 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $15,630.
A total of 334 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,725 students at Columbia. Columbia offers online graduate programs and 272 out of 334 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Columbia's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $15,630. It offers eight (8) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Columbia College |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 1301 Columbia College Dr, Columbia, SC |
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| Graduate School Students | 304 students
272 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $15,630 |
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| Student to Faculty | 12:1 (8.33%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 8 Graduate Programs
7 Master's, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Columbia College
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $15,630 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $600.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $14,981 |
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| Fees | $649 |
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| Cost per Credit | $600 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $9,390 (On-Campus) / $10,504 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,444 (On-Campus) / $4,984 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $31,464 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $32,118 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $10,911 | $9,268 | $13,802 | $15,216 | $15,630 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Columbia College offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 8 major areas - 7 Master's (7 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs).
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 | 250 | - | - | - |
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| Men | 31 | - | - | - |
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| Women | 219 | - | - | - |
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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
Columbia graduate schools have a total of 304 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 29 male and 275 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 168 full-time and 136 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 272 students enrolled through online exclusively and 2 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 157 White, 90 Black, and 1 Asian students are attending at Columbia College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
It has 92 students aged between 22 and 30 and 90 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 304 |
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| Men | 29 |
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| Women | 275 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 304 |
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| Full-time Students | 168 |
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| Part-time Students | 136 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 304 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 4 |
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| Asian | 1 |
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| Black | 90 |
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| Hispanic | 5 |
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| White | 157 |
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| Un-Known | 41 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 304 |
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| 22-24 | 34 |
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| 25-29 | 58 |
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| 30-34 | 55 |
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| 35-39 | 35 |
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| 40 & Over | 152 |
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Online Population
At Columbia College graduate schools, 272 students enrolled online exclusively and 2 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 334 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 272 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 2 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 60 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 272 |
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| South Carolina Resident | 179 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 93 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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