University of South Carolina-Columbia (South Carolina) is a four-year, public school located in Columbia, SC.
It offers 236 graduate programs - 112 Master's, 78 Doctorate, 37 Post-bachelor's, and 9 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,134 for in-state and $30,160 for out-of-state students.
A total of 8,345 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 38,532 students at South Carolina. South Carolina offers online graduate programs and 2,459 out of 8,345 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
South Carolina have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at University of South Carolina School of Law and University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville. In addition, you can find South Carolina's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,134 for South Carolina residents and $30,160 for out-of-state students. It offers 236 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of South Carolina-Columbia |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | Columbia-Campus, Columbia, SC |
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| Graduate School Students | 8,109 students
2,459 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$14,134
Out-of-State$30,160 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 236 Graduate Programs
112 Master's, 78 Doctorate, 46 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of South Carolina-Columbia
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of South Carolina-Columbia 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 $14,134 and $30,160 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.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $13,734 | $29,760 |
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| Fees | $400 | $400 |
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| Cost per Credit | $572 | $1,240 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,438 |
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| Room & Board | $13,534 (On-Campus) / $13,594 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,530 (On-Campus) / $4,530 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $33,636 | $49,662 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $33,696 | $49,722 |
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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 | $14,137 | $14,134 | $13,774 | $13,774 | $14,134 |
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| Out-of-State | $30,160 | $30,160 | $30,160 | $30,160 | $30,160 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of South Carolina-Columbia offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 236 major areas - 112 Master's (8 online programs), 78 Doctorate (8 online programs), 37 Post-Bachelor's (7 online programs), 9 Post-Master's (4 online programs). 1,654 students have been conferred Master's degree and 925 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 | 1,654 | 925 | 397 | 88 |
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| Men | 549 | 367 | 183 | 12 |
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| Women | 1,105 | 558 | 214 | 76 |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Women's Studies | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
2 |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Law | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
South Carolina graduate schools have a total of 8,109 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,972 male and 5,137 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 5,126 full-time and 2,983 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,459 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,224 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 4,745 White, 1,045 Black, and 266 Asian students are attending at University of South Carolina-Columbia. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
351 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,180 students are older than 65. It has 5,096 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,718 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 8,109 |
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| Men | 2,972 |
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| Women | 5,137 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 8,109 |
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| Full-time Students | 5,126 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,983 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 8,109 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 12 |
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| Asian | 266 |
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| Black | 1,045 |
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| Hispanic | 376 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 5 |
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| White | 4,745 |
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| Two or more races | 259 |
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| Un-Known | 330 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 8,109 |
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| 21 & Under | 351 |
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| 22-24 | 2,652 |
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| 25-29 | 2,444 |
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| 30-34 | 1,119 |
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| 35-39 | 599 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,180 |
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Online Population
At University of South Carolina-Columbia graduate schools, 2,459 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,224 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 8,345 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,459 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,224 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 4,662 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,459 |
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| South Carolina Resident | 1,875 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 577 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 7 |
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