Graduate Programs at South Carolina State University

Graduate School Overview

South Carolina State University (referred to as South Carolina State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Orangeburg, SC. South Carolina State University is a historically black school. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1941 - Current).

South Carolina State Directory Information
School Name	South Carolina State University (South Carolina State)
Address	300 College St NE, Orangeburg, SC 29117-0001
Phone	803-536-7000
Web	https://www.scsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.scsu.edu/admissions/applyingtoscstate.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.scsu.edu/admissions/financialaid.aspx

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at South Carolina State University is $11,460 for South Carolina residents and $22,570 for out-of-state students. The school has 319 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,339 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 66 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research).

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$22,570 $11,460 for South Carolina Residents
Student Population	319
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	66 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at South Carolina State University is $11,460 for South Carolina residents and $22,570 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $637 for South Carolina residents and $1,254 for out-of-state students.

South Carolina State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

South Carolina State University 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) Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 South Carolina State University is $11,460 for South Carolina residents and $22,570 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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	$9,388	$1,532	$19,968	$1,532
2018-2019	$9,928	$1,532	$21,038	$1,532
2019-2020	$9,928	$1,532	$21,038	$1,532
2020-2021	$9,928	$1,532	$21,038	$1,532
2021-2022	$9,928	$1,532	$21,038	$1,532

The graduate school tuition & fees of South Carolina State is average 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
South Carolina State University	$11,460	$22,570
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 $17,000 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at South Carolina State University. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,000. 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	$9,000	$8,000	$10,000	$8,000
2018-2019	$9,000	$8,000	$10,000	$8,000
2019-2020	$9,000	$8,000	$10,000	$8,000
2020-2021	$9,000	$8,000	$10,000	$8,000
2021-2022	$9,000	$8,000	$10,000	$8,000

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $637 for South Carolina residents and $1,254 for other students at South Carolina State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	South Carolina Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$607	$1,194
2018-2019	$637	$1,254
2019-2020	$637	$1,254
2020-2021	$637	$1,254
2021-2022	$637	$1,254

Graduate Programs at South Carolina State

South Carolina State University offers 18 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, 130 students have completed their study at South Carolina State University.

Offered Degrees at South Carolina State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	13	103
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	12
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	0
Post Master's Degree	1	15
Total	18	130

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at South Carolina State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 15 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist program with 31 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 17 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at South Carolina State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	15	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	-
Environmental Studies	✕	0	-
Environmental Studies	✕	0	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at South Carolina State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	31	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	22	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✕	20	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	17	$40,300
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	15	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at South Carolina State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	$74,000
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	12	$74,000

South Carolina State University offers 18 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 130 students have completed their graduate studies.

103 students have earned/completed Master's program.
15 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 [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	17	$40,300
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	15	-
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	1	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	51 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	31	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✕	20	-
Business [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	5	-
Transportation/Mobility Management	✕	4	-
	Total	103

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	12	$74,000
	Total	12

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	15	-
	Total	15

Graduate Student Population at South Carolina State

For academic year 2021-2022, total 319 students enrolled into South Carolina State University graduate schools where it has total 2,339 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 195 full-time and 124 part-time graduate students. By gender, 64 male and 255 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	319	64	255
Full-time	195	38	157
Part-tme	124	26	98

South Carolina State University is a historically black school and 285 (89.34% of total students) students are Black/African American at South Carolina State University. There are 25 White (7.84%), 3 Asian (0.94%), and 6 students with other races. 3 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	319	64	255
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	3	1	2
Black/African American	285	58	227
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	25	3	22
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	3	0	3
Non-resident Alien	3	2	1

South Carolina State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 83 graduate students (26.02% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 58 graduate students (18.18% 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	319
Enrolled Online Exclusively	83
Enrolled Some Online Courses	58
Not in Online Courses	178

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at South Carolina State University. 62 students are aged 20 to 24 (19.44% of total students), 33 students are aged above 50 (10.34%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at South Carolina State University.