Graduate Programs at College of Charleston

Graduate School Overview

College of Charleston (referred to as C of Charleston) is a Public, 4 years school located in Charleston, SC. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger 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 Name	College of Charleston (C of Charleston)
Address	66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424-0001
Phone	843-953-5500
Web	https://www.cofc.edu
Online Application	https://www.cofc.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://finaid.cofc.edu

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at College of Charleston is $14,230 for South Carolina residents and $37,836 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,084 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 10,384 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 96 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$37,836 $14,230 for South Carolina Residents
Student Population	1,084
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	96 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at College of Charleston is $14,230 for South Carolina residents and $37,836 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $574 for South Carolina residents and $1,557 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)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
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

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of College of Charleston is $14,230 for South Carolina residents and $37,836 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.40% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	South Carolina Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$70	$13,588	$70	$33,814
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

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 $19,204 and the South Carolina graduate tuition is $25,031 (public) / $13,492 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
College of Charleston	$14,230	$37,836
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
South Carolina Graduate Schools	$13,396	$19,204
Public	$13,033	$25,031
Private	$13,492

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $16,913 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at College of Charleston. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,295. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$12,048	$3,988	$11,017	$3,988
2018-2019	$12,166	$4,017	$11,445	$4,017
2019-2020	$12,123	$3,923	$11,550	$3,923
2020-2021	$12,959	$3,954	$12,341	$3,954
2021-2022	$12,959	$3,954	$12,341	$3,954

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $574 for South Carolina residents and $1,557 for other students at College of Charleston. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.39% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	South Carolina Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$550	$1,393
2018-2019	$569	$1,448
2019-2020	$574	$1,506
2020-2021	$574	$1,506
2021-2022	$574	$1,557

Graduate Programs at C of Charleston

College of Charleston offers 33 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, 192 students have completed their study at College of Charleston.

Offered Degrees at College of Charleston
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	23	185
Post Bachelor's Degree	9	7
Post Master's Degree	1	0
Total	33	192

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 14 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 42 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at College of Charleston
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	14	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	10	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	8	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	7	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✕	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at College of Charleston
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	42	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	40	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	38	-
Accounting	✕	26	$56,700
Accounting	✕	21	$56,700

College of Charleston offers 33 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 192 students have completed their graduate studies.

185 students have earned/completed Master's program.
7 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	14	-
Architecture [+]	✕	3 completers	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	✕	3	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Organizational Communication	✕	7	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	9	-
Education [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	8	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	2	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Child Development	✕	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	12 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Creative Writing	✕	9	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	13	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	14	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Historic Preservation and Conservation	✕	6	-
Human Services [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	16	$39,500
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	4	-
Business [+]	✕	61 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	40	-
Accounting	✕	21	$56,700
History [+]	✕	4 completers	-
History	✕	4	-
	Total	185

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer Software Engineering	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✕	4	-
	Total	7

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at C of Charleston

For academic year 2021-2022, total 1,084 students enrolled into College of Charleston graduate schools where it has total 10,384 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 288 full-time and 796 part-time graduate students. By gender, 273 male and 811 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	1,084	273	811
Full-time	288	109	179
Part-tme	796	164	632

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

There are 842 White (77.68%), 102 Black/African American (9.41%), 46 Hispanic (4.24%), 6 Asian (0.55%), and 88 students with other races. 17 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,084	273	811
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	6	1	5
Black/African American	102	21	81
Hispanic	46	11	35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	842	215	627
Two More	16	8	8
Un-Known	51	12	39
Non-resident Alien	17	5	12

College of Charleston offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 700 graduate students (64.58% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 164 graduate students (15.13% 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	1,084
Enrolled Online Exclusively	700
Enrolled Some Online Courses	164
Not in Online Courses	220

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at College of Charleston. 253 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.34% of total students), 198 students are aged above 50 (18.27%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at College of Charleston.