South Carolina State University Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

South Carolina State University is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $11,460 for South Carolina residents and $22,570 for other students in average.

It offers twenty-one graduate programs: 14 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 3 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 83 students have been conferred Master's degree and 11 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	South Carolina State University
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	300 College St NE, Orangeburg, SC
Graduate School Students	592 students 90 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$11,460 Out-of-State$22,570
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 21 Graduate Programs 14 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 5 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 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.

2021 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 (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$10,420	$10,920	$11,460	$11,460	$11,460
Out-of-State	$20,500	$21,500	$22,570	$22,570	$22,570

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

South Carolina State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 21 major areas - 13 Master's , 1 Doctorate , 2 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs), 1 Post-Master'. 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	83	11	-	11
Men	14	5	-	3
Women	69	6	-	8

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.

Work and Family Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	3	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	11
Salary After Completing	-	$74,000	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Transportation/Mobility Management	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Business/Commerce	14	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Work and Family Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Human Development and Family Studies	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Natural Resources And Conservation

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Studies	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	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$40,300	-	-
Special Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	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	-	-	-

Business

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

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,022 students enrolled in South Carolina State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 592 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 139 male and 453 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 250 full-time and 342 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 90 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 106 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	592
Men Students	139
Women Students	453

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	592
Full-time Students	250
Part-time Students	342

By race/ethnicity 74 White, 494 Black, and 4 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	592
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	4
Black	494
Hispanic	1
White	74
Un-Known	13

3 students are younger than 22 and 250 students are older than 65. The school has 215 students aged between 22 and 30 and 122 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	592
21 & Under	3
22-24	85
25-29	130
30-34	60
35-39	62
40 & Over	250

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, 90 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 106 students are enrolled in some online courses.