South Carolina State University (South Carolina State) is a four-year, public school located in Orangeburg, SC.
It offers 18 graduate programs - 13 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 3 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,460 for in-state and $22,570 for out-of-state students.
A total of 292 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,242 students at South Carolina State. South Carolina State offers online graduate programs and 127 out of 292 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, 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 |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 300 College St NE, Orangeburg, SC |
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| Graduate School Students | 279 students
127 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$11,460
Out-of-State$22,570 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 18 Graduate Programs
13 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 4 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at South Carolina State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $552 for South Carolina residents and $1,169 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $9,928 | $21,038 |
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| Fees | $1,532 | $1,532 |
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| Cost per Credit | $552 | $1,169 |
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| Books & Supplies | $2,000 |
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| Room & Board | $9,000 (On-Campus) / $10,000 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $8,000 (On-Campus) / $8,000 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $30,460 | $41,570 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $31,460 | $42,570 |
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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 | $11,460 | $11,460 | $11,460 | $11,460 | $11,460 |
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| Out-of-State | $22,570 | $22,570 | $22,570 | $22,570 | $22,570 |
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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's, 1 Post-Master's. 56 students have been conferred Master's degree and 22 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 |
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| Total | 56 | 22 | - | 18 |
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| Men | 15 | 4 | - | 3 |
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| Women | 41 | 18 | - | 15 |
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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
South Carolina State graduate schools have a total of 279 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 87 male and 192 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 177 full-time and 102 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 127 students enrolled through online exclusively and 30 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 28 White, 241 Black, and 2 Asian students are attending at South Carolina State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
8 grad students are younger than 22 and 102 students are older than 65. It has 135 students aged between 22 and 30 and 47 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 279 |
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| Men | 87 |
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| Women | 192 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 279 |
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| Full-time Students | 177 |
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| Part-time Students | 102 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 279 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 2 |
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| Black | 241 |
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| Hispanic | 3 |
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| White | 28 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 279 |
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| 21 & Under | 8 |
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| 22-24 | 73 |
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| 25-29 | 62 |
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| 30-34 | 22 |
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| 35-39 | 25 |
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| 40 & Over | 102 |
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Online Population
At South Carolina State University graduate schools, 127 students enrolled online exclusively and 30 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 292 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 127 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 30 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 135 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 127 |
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| South Carolina Resident | 108 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 19 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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