Graduate Programs at University of South Carolina Aiken

Graduate School Overview

University of South Carolina Aiken (referred to as USCA) is a Public, 4 years school located in Aiken, SC.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1977 - Current[Estimated Date]).

USCA Directory Information
School Name	University of South Carolina Aiken (USCA)
Address	471 University Pkwy, Aiken, SC 29801
Phone	803-648-6851
Web	https://web.usca.edu
Online Application	https://www.usca.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.usca.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of USCA is $14,096 for South Carolina residents and $30,122 for out-of-state students. The school has 695 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,840 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 34 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$30,122 $14,096 for South Carolina Residents
Student Population	695
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	34 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at USCA is $14,096 for South Carolina residents and $30,122 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $572 for South Carolina residents and $1,240 for out-of-state students.

USCA offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
South Carolina Residents	$14,096
Out-of-State	$30,122
Tuition per Credit Hour
South Carolina Residents	$572
Out-of-State	$1,240

USCA 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of South Carolina Aiken is $14,096 for South Carolina residents and $30,122 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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	$13,650	$362	$29,196	$362
2019-2020	$13,734	$362	$29,760	$362
2020-2021	$13,734	$362	$29,760	$362
2021-2022	$13,734	$362	$29,760	$362
2022-2023	$13,734	$362	$29,760	$362
2023-2024	$13,734	$362	$29,760	$362

The graduate school tuition & fees of USCA is average 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
University of South Carolina Aiken	$14,096	$30,122
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 $12,894 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at USCA.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.68% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,849. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.38% 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	$7,766	$4,586	$8,705	$4,586
2019-2020	$7,946	$2,781	$9,174	$3,762
2020-2021	$7,946	$2,835	$9,058	$3,870
2021-2022	$8,202	$2,835	$9,058	$3,870
2022-2023	$8,376	$2,931	$9,916	$3,912
2023-2024	$8,736	$3,100	$10,691	$4,158

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $572 for South Carolina residents and $1,240 for other students at University of South Carolina Aiken. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	South Carolina Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$569	$1,217
2019-2020	$572	$1,240
2020-2021	$572	$1,240
2021-2022	$572	$1,240
2022-2023	$572	$1,240
2023-2024	$572	$1,240

Graduate Programs at USCA

University of South Carolina Aiken offers 4 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 261 students have completed their study at University of South Carolina Aiken.

Offered Degrees at University of South Carolina Aiken
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	3	261
Total	4	3	261

The most popular program at University of South Carolina Aiken is the Business Administration and Management program and last year 249 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at University of South Carolina Aiken
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	249	-
Community Psychology	✕	7	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	4	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	1	-

University of South Carolina Aiken offers 4 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 261 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	5 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	1	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Community Psychology	✕	7	-
Business [+]	✔	249 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	249	-
	Total	261

Graduate Student Population at USCA

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 695 students enrolled into University of South Carolina Aiken graduate schools where it has total 3,840 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 158 full-time and 537 part-time graduate students. By gender, 231 male and 464 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	695	231	464
Full-time	158	56	102
Part-tme	537	175	362

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

There are 447 White (64.32%), 162 Black/African American (23.31%), 40 Hispanic (5.76%), 16 Asian (2.30%), and 30 students with other races. 12 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	695	231	464
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	16	7	9
Black/African American	162	43	119
Hispanic	40	22	18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	447	149	298
Two More	15	5	10
Un-Known	3	1	2
Non-resident Alien	12	4	8

University of South Carolina Aiken offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 663 graduate students (95.40% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1 graduate students (0.14% 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	695
Enrolled Online Exclusively	663
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1
Not in Online Courses	31

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of South Carolina Aiken. 70 students are aged 20 to 24 (10.07% of total students), 91 students are aged above 50 (13.09%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of South Carolina Aiken.