Graduate Programs | University of South Carolina Aiken

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of South Carolina Aiken 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 $14,096 and $30,122 for non-South Carolina residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $572 for South Carolina residents and $1,240 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	$13,734	$29,760
Fees	$362	$362
Cost per Credit	$572	$1,240
Books & Supplies	$1,240
Room & Board	$8,736 (On-Campus) / $10,691 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,100 (On-Campus) / $4,158 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$27,172	$43,198
Off-Campus Total	$30,185	$46,211

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$14,096	$14,096	$14,096	$14,096	$14,096
Out-of-State	$30,122	$30,122	$30,122	$30,122	$30,122

Graduate Program Overview

University of South Carolina Aiken is a four-years, public school located in Aiken, 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 $14,096 for South Carolina residents and $30,122 for out-of-state students.

It offers four (4) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	University of South Carolina Aiken
Type	Four-years, Public
Address	471 University Pkwy, Aiken, SC
Graduate School Students	768 students 663 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$14,096 Out-of-State$30,122
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 4 Graduate Programs 4 Master's

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of South Carolina Aiken offers Masters graduate degree/certificate programs through 4 major areas - 4 Master's (3 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
Total	261	-	-	-
Men	133	-	-	-
Women	128	-	-	-

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.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational/Instructional Technology	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Community Psychology	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	249^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,869 students enrolled in University of South Carolina Aiken including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 768 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 257 male and 511 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 419 full-time and 349 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 663 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 1 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	768
Men Students	257
Women Students	511

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	768
Full-time Students	419
Part-time Students	349

By race/ethnicity 485 White, 190 Black, and 8 Asian students are attending at University of South Carolina Aiken. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	768
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	8
Black	190
Hispanic	38
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	485
Two or more races	22
Un-Known	8

3 students are younger than 22 and 263 students are older than 65. The school has 191 students aged between 22 and 30 and 238 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	768
21 & Under	3
22-24	67
25-29	124
30-34	127
35-39	111
40 & Over	263

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of South Carolina Aiken, 663 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	695
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	663
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	31

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	663
South Carolina Resident	470
Other State In U.S.	191
Outside of U.S.	2

Graduate School Tuition at University of South Carolina Aiken