Graduate Programs at Charleston Southern University

Graduate School Overview

Charleston Southern University (referred to as CSU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Charleston, SC.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1970 - Current).

CSU Directory Information
School Name	Charleston Southern University (CSU)
Address	9200 University Blvd, Charleston, SC 29406-9121
Phone	843-863-7000
Web	https://www.csuniv.edu
Online Application	https://www.charlestonsouthern.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.charlestonsouthern.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of CSU is $19,244 in average. The school has 582 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,418 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 98 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 15 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,244
Student Population	582
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	98 graduate programs (15 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at CSU is $19,244 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $565.

CSU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$5,085
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$565

CSU offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	15 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Charleston Southern University is $19,244. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 278.45% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,500	$40
2019-2020	$7,500	-
2020-2021	$7,800	-
2021-2022	$5,085	-
2022-2023	$5,085	-
2023-2024	$18,994	$250

The graduate school tuition & fees of CSU is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in South Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the South Carolina graduate tuition is $25,895 (public) / $15,156 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Charleston Southern University	$19,244
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
South Carolina Graduate Schools	$13,505	$20,143
Public	$13,303	$25,895
Private	$15,156

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,650 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at CSU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.06% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,990. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.10% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$10,200	$3,800	$9,200	$3,800
2019-2020	$10,400	$3,800	$9,500	$4,000
2020-2021	$10,400	$4,460	$8,670	$4,900
2021-2022	$11,032	$4,460	$8,670	$4,900
2022-2023	$11,250	$4,460	$8,670	$4,900
2023-2024	$11,590	$4,600	$8,930	$5,060

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $2,138 at Charleston Southern University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 278.41% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$625
2019-2020	$625
2020-2021	$650
2021-2022	$565
2022-2023	$565
2023-2024	$2,138

Graduate Programs at CSU

Charleston Southern University offers 28 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 277 students have completed their study at Charleston Southern University.

Offered Degrees at Charleston Southern University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	24	10	245
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	32
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	0
Post Master's Degree	2	0	0
Total	28	10	277

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Charleston Southern University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Family Resource Management Studies program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 35 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 32 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Charleston Southern University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Resource Management Studies	✕	-	-
Nursing Education	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Charleston Southern University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	35	$58,700
Physician Assistant	✕	30	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	28	-
Project Management	✔	22	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	18	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Charleston Southern University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	32	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-

Charleston Southern University offers 28 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 277 students have completed their graduate studies.

245 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✔ (6 completers)	20 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	3	$47,900
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✔	7	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	✔	2	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	7	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	11	-
Psychology [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	18	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	9 completers	$44,300
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	8	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	59 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	11	-
Physician Assistant	✕	30	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	14	-
Nursing Education	✔	4	-
Nursing Administration	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✔	128 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	35	$58,700
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	28	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	6	-
Project Management	✔	22	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	12	-
Accounting	✕	3	-
Finance	✕	6	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	16	-
	Total	245

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	32	-
	Total	32

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Nursing Education	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at CSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 582 students enrolled into Charleston Southern University graduate schools where it has total 3,418 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 206 full-time and 376 part-time graduate students. By gender, 208 male and 374 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	582	208	374
Full-time	206	65	141
Part-tme	376	143	233

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 294 White (50.52%), 84 Black/African American (14.43%), 20 Hispanic (3.44%), 4 Asian (0.69%), and 180 students with other races. 25 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	582	208	374
American Indian/Native American	20	6	14
Asian	4	0	4
Black/African American	84	31	53
Hispanic	20	8	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	294	108	186
Two More	14	5	9
Un-Known	120	34	86
Non-resident Alien	25	16	9

Charleston Southern University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 246 graduate students (42.27% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 49 graduate students (8.42% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	582
Enrolled Online Exclusively	246
Enrolled Some Online Courses	49
Not in Online Courses	287

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Charleston Southern University. 178 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.58% of total students), 60 students are aged above 50 (10.31%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Charleston Southern University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	582	208	374
Age 20-21	12	4	8
Age 22-24	166	57	109
Age 25-29	141	49	92
Age 30-34	66	30	36
Age 35-39	52	20	32
Age 40-49	85	31	54
Age 50-64	57	16	41
Over 64	3	1	2

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