College of Charleston Graduate Schools

College of Charleston (referred to as C of Charleston) is a Public, 4 years school located in Charleston, SC. College of Charleston is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at College of Charleston is $14,230 for South Carolina residents and $39,332 for out-of-state students. The school has 974 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 10,941 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

College of Charleston (referred to as C of Charleston) is a Public, 4 years school located in Charleston, SC. College of Charleston is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.
The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1916 - Current).
C of Charleston Directory Information
School NameCollege of Charleston (C of Charleston)
Address66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424-0001
Phone843-953-5500
Webhttps://www.cofc.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.cofc.edu/apply
Financial Infohttps://finaid.cofc.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at College of Charleston is $14,230 for South Carolina residents and $39,332 for out-of-state students. The school has 974 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 10,941 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 96 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$39,332
$14,230 for South Carolina Residents
Student Population974
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs96 graduate programs
(2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at College of Charleston is $14,230 for South Carolina residents and $39,332 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $574 for South Carolina residents and $1,619 for out-of-state students.
College of Charleston offers the alternative tuition plans.
College of Charleston 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, placement services for completers are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of College of Charleston is $14,230 for South Carolina residents and $39,332 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.95% 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
South Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$70$14,050$70$35,150
2019-2020$70$14,160$70$36,522
2020-2021$13,770$460$36,132$460
2021-2022$13,770$460$37,376$460
2022-2023$13,770$460$38,872$460
The graduate school tuition & fees of C of Charleston is expensive compared to public graduate schools in South Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the South Carolina graduate tuition is $25,304 (public) / $14,181 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
College of Charleston$14,230$39,332
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
South Carolina Graduate Schools$13,404$19,691
Public$13,051$25,304
Private$14,181
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $574 for South Carolina residents and $1,619 for other students at College of Charleston. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.98% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
South Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$569$1,448
2019-2020$574$1,506
2020-2021$574$1,506
2021-2022$574$1,557
2022-2023$574$1,619

Graduate Programs at C of Charleston

College of Charleston offers 31 graduate programs for Master's 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, 274 students have completed their study at College of Charleston.
Offered Degrees at College of Charleston
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree222231
Post Bachelor's Degree8032
Post Master's Degree1011
Total312274
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at College of Charleston by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor program with 18 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 45 completers.
College of Charleston offers 31 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 274 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 231 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 32 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 11 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 28 completers-
Environmental Studies28-
Architecture [+] 7 completers-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning7-
Communication and Journalism [+] (1 completers) 3 completers-
Organizational Communication3-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 12 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)6-
Computer Science6-
Education [+] (1 completers) 32 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching14-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching1-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching3-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)10-
Foreign Language Teacher Education2-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)2-
Work and Family Studies [+] 17 completers-
Child Development17-
English Language and Literature [+] 10 completers-
English Language and Literature2-
Creative Writing8-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 10 completers-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography10-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 6 completers-
Mathematics6-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 6 completers-
Historic Preservation and Conservation6-
Human Services [+] 22 completers-
Public Administration22$39,500
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 4 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts4-
Business [+] 64 completers-
Business Administration and Management45-
Accounting19$56,700
History [+] 10 completers-
History10-
Total231
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences1-
Computer Science0-
Education [+] 18 completers-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented0-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor18-
Engineering [+] 1 completers-
Computer Software Engineering1-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 3 completers-
Mathematics3-
Social Sciences [+] 3 completers-
Urban Studies/Affairs3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 6 completers-
Fine and Studio Arts Management6-
Total32
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 11 completers-
Special Education and Teaching11-
Total11

Graduate Student Population at C of Charleston

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 974 students enrolled into College of Charleston graduate schools where it has total 10,941 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 319 full-time and 655 part-time graduate students. By gender, 220 male and 754 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total974220754
Full-time31989230
Part-tme655131524
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 765 White (78.54%), 87 Black/African American (8.93%), 45 Hispanic (4.62%), 11 Asian (1.13%), and 66 students with other races. 18 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total974220754
American Indian/Native American211
Asian1147
Black/African American871176
Hispanic45342
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White765176589
Two More20812
Un-Known241113
Non-resident Alien18612
College of Charleston offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 508 graduate students (52.16% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 63 graduate students (6.47% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total974
Enrolled Online Exclusively508
Enrolled Some Online Courses63
Not in Online Courses403
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at College of Charleston. 260 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.69% of total students), 130 students are aged above 50 (13.35%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at College of Charleston.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total974220754
Age 20-21817
Age 22-2425271181
Age 25-2920363140
Age 30-341092881
Age 35-391111497
Age 40-4916129132
Age 50-6412511114
Over 64532

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