University of South Carolina Aiken Graduate Schools

University of South Carolina Aiken (referred to as USCA) is a Public, 4 years school located in Aiken, SC. It is classified as a Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at University of South Carolina Aiken is $14,096 for South Carolina residents and $30,122 for out-of-state students. The school has 768 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,869 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at University of South Carolina Aiken is $14,096 for South Carolina residents and $30,122 for out-of-state students. The school has 768 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,869 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 34 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$30,122 $14,096 for South Carolina Residents
Student Population	768
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	34 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of South Carolina Aiken is $14,096 for South Carolina residents and $30,122 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $572 for South Carolina residents and $1,240 for out-of-state students.

University of South Carolina Aiken offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of South Carolina Aiken 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)	2 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

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, 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: 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	$13,254	$338	$28,368	$338
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

The graduate school tuition & fees of USCA is relatively expensive compared to public graduate schools in South Carolina. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,225 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
University of South Carolina Aiken	$14,096	$30,122
All Graduate Schools	$15,964	$19,225
Public	$11,349	$20,502
Private	$19,232
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 $12,072 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of South Carolina Aiken. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.37% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,928. 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	$7,592	$4,586	$8,502	$4,586
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

For academic year 2021-2022, 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.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	South Carolina Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$552	$1,183
2018-2019	$569	$1,217
2019-2020	$572	$1,240
2020-2021	$572	$1,240
2021-2022	$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, 114 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	2	114
Total	4	2	114

The most popular program at University of South Carolina Aiken is the Business Administration and Management program and last year 92 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	✕	92	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	61	-
Community Psychology	✕	10	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	7	-
Community Psychology	✕	6	-

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 114 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)	12 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	5	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	7	-
Psychology [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Community Psychology	✕	10	-
Business [+]	✕	92 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	92	-
	Total	114

Graduate Student Population at USCA

For academic year 2021-2022, total 768 students enrolled into University of South Carolina Aiken graduate schools where it has total 3,869 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 419 full-time and 349 part-time graduate students. By gender, 257 male and 511 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	768	257	511
Full-time	419	173	246
Part-tme	349	84	265

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

There are 485 White (63.15%), 190 Black/African American (24.74%), 38 Hispanic (4.95%), 8 Asian (1.04%), and 47 students with other races. 15 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	768	257	511
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	8	3	5
Black/African American	190	56	134
Hispanic	38	14	24
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	485	167	318
Two More	22	5	17
Un-Known	8	3	5
Non-resident Alien	15	7	8

University of South Carolina Aiken offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 734 graduate students (95.57% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	768
Enrolled Online Exclusively	734
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	34

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of South Carolina Aiken. 86 students are aged 20 to 24 (11.20% of total students), 87 students are aged above 50 (11.33%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of South Carolina Aiken.