Graduate Programs at Columbia College (Columbia, SC)

Graduate School Overview

Columbia College (Columbia, SC) (referred to as Columbia) is a Private, 4 years school located in Columbia, SC.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1938 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Columbia Directory Information
School Name	Columbia College (Columbia, SC) (Columbia)
Address	1301 Columbia College Dr, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone	803-786-3012
Web	https://www.columbiasc.edu
Online Application	https://admissions.columbiasc.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.columbiasc.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Columbia is $15,216 in average. The school has 341 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,514 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 64 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 10 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,216
Student Population	341
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	64 graduate programs (10 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Columbia is $15,216 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $580.

Columbia offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$13,232
Required Fees	$570
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$580

Columbia 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)	10 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 Columbia College (Columbia, SC) is $15,216. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 10.24% 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	$8,969	-
2019-2020	$8,574	-
2020-2021	$10,671	$240
2021-2022	$9,120	$148
2022-2023	$13,232	$570
2023-2024	$14,587	$629

The graduate school tuition & fees of Columbia is average 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
Columbia College (Columbia, SC)	$15,216
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 $13,430 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Columbia.

On-campus living costs are decreased by -12.64% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,480. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -39.65% 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	$7,900	$4,520	$5,298	$7,802
2019-2020	$7,900	$4,714	$5,532	$8,144
2020-2021	$8,300	$5,100	$5,696	$8,144
2021-2022	$8,320	$5,358	$11,980	$7,042
2022-2023	$8,400	$7,042	$11,980	$7,042
2023-2024	$8,550	$4,940	$6,600	$4,880

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $639 at Columbia College (Columbia, SC). The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 10.17% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$480
2019-2020	$480
2020-2021	$480
2021-2022	$480
2022-2023	$580
2023-2024	$639

Graduate Programs at Columbia

Columbia College (Columbia, SC) offers 10 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, 237 students have completed their study at Columbia College (Columbia, SC).

Offered Degrees at Columbia College (Columbia, SC)
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	9	5	237
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0	0
Total	10	5	237

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Columbia College (Columbia, SC) by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education (other) program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Education (other) program with 140 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Columbia College (Columbia, SC)
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education (other)	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Columbia College (Columbia, SC)
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education (other)	✕	140	$39,400
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	24	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	20	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	14	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	14	-

Columbia College (Columbia, SC) offers 10 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 237 students have completed their graduate studies.

237 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	182 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	24	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	13	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✔	5	-
Education (other)	✕	140	$39,400
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✔	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	14	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	7	-
Business [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	14	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	20	-
	Total	237

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Education (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Columbia

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 341 students enrolled into Columbia College (Columbia, SC) graduate schools where it has total 1,514 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 167 full-time and 174 part-time graduate students. By gender, 45 male and 296 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	341	45	296
Full-time	167	29	138
Part-tme	174	16	158

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

There are 192 White (56.30%), 79 Black/African American (23.17%), 17 Hispanic (4.99%), 3 Asian (0.88%), and 50 students with other races. 6 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	341	45	296
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	3	0	3
Black/African American	79	16	63
Hispanic	17	3	14
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	192	21	171
Two More	1	0	1
Un-Known	40	4	36
Non-resident Alien	6	0	6

Columbia College (Columbia, SC) offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 290 graduate students (85.04% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 12 graduate students (3.52% 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	341
Enrolled Online Exclusively	290
Enrolled Some Online Courses	12
Not in Online Courses	39

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Columbia College (Columbia, SC). 52 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.25% of total students), 39 students are aged above 50 (11.44%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Columbia College (Columbia, SC).

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	341	45	296
Age 20-21	2	0	2
Age 22-24	50	5	45
Age 25-29	71	9	62
Age 30-34	55	7	48
Age 35-39	53	7	46
Age 40-49	68	9	59
Age 50-64	39	8	31
Age Un-Known	3	0	3

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