Online Degrees and Programs at Francis Marion University

Francis Marion University offers 53 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 2 major programs - 1 Masters and 1 Doctorate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $11,170 for South Carolina residents and $21,544 for out-of-state students.

Total 808 students out of total 4,112 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 27 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Francis Marion University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Francis Marion University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For South Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $11,170 and $21,544 for non-South Carolina residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $11,388 and $21,997 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $519 for South Carolina residents and $1,038 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $531 for South Carolina residents and $1,062 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Francis Marion University offers 53 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 2 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Masters, 1 Doctorate.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Francis Marion University, there are 4,112 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,040 students were attending classes through distance learning (808 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,232 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 808 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 765 South Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 22 students living in the U.S. States other than South Carolina, and 3 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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