Online Degrees and Programs at University of South Carolina-Columbia

University of South Carolina-Columbia offers 334 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 29 major programs - 2 Bachelors, 8 Masters, 8 Doctorate, and 11 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $12,688 for South Carolina residents and $36,298 for out-of-state students.

Total 3,519 students out of total 38,532 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,007 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

University of South Carolina-Columbia 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 University of South Carolina-Columbia. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For South Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $12,688 and $36,298 for non-South Carolina residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $14,134 and $30,160 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $512 for South Carolina residents and $1,496 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $572 for South Carolina residents and $1,240 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

University of South Carolina-Columbia offers 334 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 29 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Bachelors, 8 Masters, 8 Doctorate, 11 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

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 University of South Carolina-Columbia, there are 38,532 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 25,194 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,519 students are enrolled exclusively and 21,675 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 3,519 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,670 South Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 807 students living in the U.S. States other than South Carolina, and 7 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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