Graduate Programs | South Carolina State University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 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 (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$11,460	$11,460	$11,460	$11,460	$11,460
Out-of-State	$22,570	$22,570	$22,570	$22,570	$22,570

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 the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,460 for South Carolina residents and $22,570 for out-of-state students.

It offers seventeen (17) 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	300 students 108 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$11,460 Out-of-State$22,570
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 17 Graduate Programs 12 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 4 Post graduate certificates

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 17 major areas - 12 Master's , 1 Doctorate , 3 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'. 70 students have been conferred Master's degree and 19 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	70	19	-	11
Men	14	6	-	5
Women	56	13	-	6

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

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

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

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

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

Business

what is Business program?

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

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Science	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Special Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Development and Family Studies	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce	7	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED
Transportation/Mobility Management	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	11

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,374 students enrolled in South Carolina State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 300 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 73 male and 227 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 195 full-time and 105 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 108 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 39 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	300
Men Students	73
Women Students	227

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	300
Full-time Students	195
Part-time Students	105

By race/ethnicity 26 White, 255 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	300
Asian	3
Black	255
White	26
Un-Known	15

1 students are younger than 22 and 110 students are older than 65. The school has 109 students aged between 22 and 30 and 55 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	300
21 & Under	1
22-24	49
25-29	60
30-34	28
35-39	27
40 & Over	110

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, 108 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 39 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	275
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	108
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	39
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	128

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	108
South Carolina Resident	92
Other State In U.S.	16
Outside of U.S.	0

Graduate School Tuition at South Carolina State University