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.

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 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of C of Charleston is $14,230 for South Carolina residents and $40,498 for out-of-state students. The school has 913 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 10,885 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 103 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$40,498 $14,230 for South Carolina Residents
Student Population	913
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	103 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at C of Charleston is $14,230 for South Carolina residents and $40,498 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $574 for South Carolina residents and $1,620 for out-of-state students.

C of Charleston offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
South Carolina Residents	$14,230
Out-of-State	$40,498
Tuition per Credit Hour
South Carolina Residents	$574
Out-of-State	$1,620

C 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)	3 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 $40,498 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.96% 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 Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
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
2023-2024	$13,770	$460	$40,038	$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 $19,793 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
College of Charleston	$14,230	$40,498
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 $18,664 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at C of Charleston.

On-campus living costs are increased by 8.80% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,411. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.98% 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	$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
2022-2023	$12,986	$4,169	$12,571	$4,169
2023-2024	$14,032	$4,632	$13,779	$4,632

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $574 for South Carolina residents and $1,668 for other students at College of Charleston. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.96% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	South Carolina Residents	Out-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	$1,620
2023-2024	$574	$1,668

Graduate Programs at C of Charleston

College of Charleston offers 34 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, 267 students have completed their study at College of Charleston.

Offered Degrees at College of Charleston
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	23	2	238
Post Bachelor's Degree	10	1	23
Post Master's Degree	1	0	6
Total	34	3	267

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 12 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 50 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	✕	12	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✕	6	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	3	-
Computer Science	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at College of Charleston
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	50	-
Public Administration	✕	31	$39,500
Environmental Studies	✕	21	-
Accounting	✕	14	$56,700
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✔	14	-

College of Charleston offers 34 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 267 students have completed their graduate studies.

238 students have earned/completed Master's program.
23 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
6 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	21	-
Architecture [+]	✕	5 completers	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	✕	5	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Organizational Communication	✔	9	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	✕	2	-
Computer Science	✕	6	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	35 completers	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	12	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	5	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✔	14	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Child Development	✕	9	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	8 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Creative Writing	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	11	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	9	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Historic Preservation and Conservation	✕	12	-
Data Science, General	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	31	$39,500
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	5	-
Business [+]	✕	64 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	50	-
Accounting	✕	14	$56,700
History [+]	✕	10 completers	-
History	✕	10	-
	Total	238

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	-	-
Organizational Communication	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	1	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	-	-
	Total	23

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	-	-
	Total	6

Graduate Student Population at C of Charleston

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 913 students enrolled into College of Charleston graduate schools where it has total 10,885 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 279 full-time and 634 part-time graduate students. By gender, 217 male and 696 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	913	217	696
Full-time	279	85	194
Part-tme	634	132	502

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

There are 722 White (79.08%), 76 Black/African American (8.32%), 39 Hispanic (4.27%), 12 Asian (1.31%), and 64 students with other races. 16 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	913	217	696
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	12	5	7
Black/African American	76	13	63
Hispanic	39	5	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0	3
White	722	171	551
Two More	24	11	13
Un-Known	20	4	16
Non-resident Alien	16	8	8

College of Charleston offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 490 graduate students (53.67% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 51 graduate students (5.59% 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	913
Enrolled Online Exclusively	490
Enrolled Some Online Courses	51
Not in Online Courses	372

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at College of Charleston. 248 students are aged 20 to 24 (27.16% of total students), 149 students are aged above 50 (16.32%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at College of Charleston.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	913	217	696
Age 20-21	14	4	10
Age 22-24	234	62	172
Age 25-29	171	54	117
Age 30-34	110	34	76
Age 35-39	92	23	69
Age 40-49	143	21	122
Age 50-64	140	16	124
Over 64	9	3	6

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