Graduate Programs | South Carolina State University

Graduate Program Overview

South Carolina State University is a four-years, public school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,460 for South Carolina residents and $22,570 for out-of-state students. It offers eighteen (18) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	South Carolina State University
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	300 College St NE, Orangeburg, SC
Graduate School Students	319 students 87 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$11,460 Out-of-State$22,570
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 18 Graduate Programs 13 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 4 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at South Carolina State University 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 $11,460 and $22,570 for non-South Carolina residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $637 for South Carolina residents and $1,254 for out-of-state students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$9,928	$21,038
Fees	$1,532	$1,532
Cost per Credit	$637	$1,254
Books & Supplies	$2,000
Room & Board	$9,000 (On-Campus) / $10,000 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$8,000 (On-Campus) / $8,000 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$30,460	$41,570
Off-Campus Total	$31,460	$42,570

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$10,920	$11,460	$11,460	$11,460	$11,460
Out-of-State	$21,500	$22,570	$22,570	$22,570	$22,570

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

South Carolina State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 18 major areas - 13 Master's , 1 Doctorate , 3 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'. 103 students have been conferred Master's degree and 12 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	103	12	-	15
Men	20	4	-	1
Women	83	8	-	14

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.

Natural Resources and Conservation

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

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Natural Resources and Conservation

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Science		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
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$40,300	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Work and Family Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Human Development and Family Studies		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce	5	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Transportation/Mobility Management	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	15
Salary After Completing	-	$74,000	-

Agriculture

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,339 students enrolled in South Carolina State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 319 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 64 male and 255 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 195 full-time and 124 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 87 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 33 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	319
Men Students	64
Women Students	255

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	319
Full-time Students	195
Part-time Students	124

By race/ethnicity 25 White, 285 Black, and 3 Asian students are attending at South Carolina State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	319
Asian	3
Black	285
White	25
Un-Known	3

1 students are younger than 22 and 112 students are older than 65. The school has 134 students aged between 22 and 30 and 53 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	319
21 & Under	1
22-24	63
25-29	71
30-34	23
35-39	30
40 & Over	112

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At South Carolina State University, 87 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 33 students are enrolled in some online courses.