Columbia vs. Coastal Carolina

Compare two graduate schools with tuition, enrollment, programs, and more academic characteristics.

Columbiavs.Coastal Carolina

Columbia is a private school while Coastal Carolina is a public school. Both schools are located in South Carolina.
  • Coastal Carolina Graduate School has more expensive graduate school tuition of $21,438 than Columbia Graduate School ($15,216).
  • Coastal Carolina Graduate School is larger with 543 graduate students than Columbia Graduate School (341 students).
  • Coastal Carolina Graduate School is more graduate programs of 85 programs than Columbia Graduate School (64 programs).
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#19 in South Carolina
Rankings#22 in South Carolina
Private, 4 yearsSchool TypePublic, 4 years
Columbia, SCLocationConway, SC
Academic
Graduate School Application Fee$45
Master's College and University (smaller programs)Carnegie ClassificationMaster's College and University (larger programs)
Master's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Offered Graduate DegreesMaster's
Doctorate (Research)
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Post-Master Certificate
64 ProgramsNumber of Graduate Programs85 Programs
10 ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs11 Programs
Tuition & Fees
$15,216Average Graduate Programs$10,764 South Carolina residents
$21,438 out-of-state
Student Population
1,514Total Students10,337
341Graduate Enrollment543
796Online Graduate Enrollment554
Special Learning Opportunities and Student Services
Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for Both Undergraduate and GraduateDistance Learning (Online Classes)Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for Both Undergraduate and Graduate
ROTC
Study Abroad
Weekend/Evening College
Teacher Certifiate
Special OpportunitiesROTC
Study Abroad
Teacher Certifiate
✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 618)
$4,150 average annual costs
On-Campus Living✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 4,731)
$5,660 average annual costs
✔ (19 meals per week)
$4,250 average annual costs
Meal PlanNot offered or not Reported
Faculties and Staffs
11 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
47 Full-time
111 Part-time
Number of Faculties486 Full-time
127 Part-time
134 Full-time
128 Part-time
Number of Staffs1,267 Full-time
236 Part-time
$52,650 for Faculties
$50,439 Part-time
Average Salary$73,328 for Faculties
$57,178 Part-time
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