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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 Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2020 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 355 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,699 including undergraduate students.

University of South Carolina-Aiken Graduate School Overview

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

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

The 2020 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 355 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,699 including undergraduate students.Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

USCA Graduate School 2020 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$30,122 $14,096 for South Carolina Residents
Student Population	355
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	4 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 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 academic year 2019-2020. 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.

USCA 2020 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

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 University of South Carolina-Aiken 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 at USCA
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

University of South Carolina-Aiken 2020 Tuition, Fees, Other College Costs

For academic year 2019-2020, 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 increased by 1.91% compared to previous academic year.

2019-2020 Graduate Tuition & fees at University of South Carolina-Aiken
	South Carolina Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2015-2016	$12,384	$290	$26,532	$290
2016-2017	$12,798	$314	$27,408	$314
2017-2018	$13,254	$338	$28,368	$338
2018-2019	$13,650	$362	$29,196	$362
2019-2020	$13,734	$362	$29,760	$362

For academic year 2019-2020, the living costs are $11,708 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 decreased by -13.16% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,936. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -2.67% compared to previous academic year.

2019-2020 Living Costs at University of South Carolina-Aiken
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2015-2016	$7,994	$4,300	$7,994	$4,300
2016-2017	$8,254	$4,451	$8,254	$4,451
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

For academic year 2019-2020, 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 increased by 1.89% compared to previous academic year.

2019-2020 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour University of South Carolina-Aiken
	South Carolina Residents	Out-of-State
2015-2016	$516	$1,106
2016-2017	$533	$1,142
2017-2018	$552	$1,183
2018-2019	$569	$1,217
2019-2020	$572	$1,240

Graduate Programs at USCA

University of South Carolina-Aiken offers 4 graduate programs for Master's. Next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 20 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	20
Total	4	3	20

The most popular program at University of South Carolina-Aiken is the Business Administration and Management program and last year 14 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	✔	14	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	4	-
Community Psychology	✕	2	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	0	-

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 20 students have completed their studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	4 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	4	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Psychology	✕	0	-
Community Psychology	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✔	14 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	14	-
	Total	20

Graduate Student Population at USCA

For academic year 2019-2020, total 355 students enrolled into University of South Carolina-Aiken graduate schools where it has total 3,699 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 43 full-time and 312 part-time students. By gender, 118 male and 237 female students are attending University of South Carolina-Aiken graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status for University of South Carolina-Aiken.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
University of South Carolina-Aiken
	Total	Male	Female
Total	355	118	237
Full-time	43	12	31
Part-tme	312	106	206

Next tables summarize the students population by race/ethnicity at University of South Carolina-Aiken.

There are 228 White (64.23%), 58 Black/African American (16.34%), 15 Hispanic (4.23%), 2 Asian (0.56%), and 52 students with other races. 11 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at University of South Carolina-Aiken
	Total	Male	Female
Total	355	118	237
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	2	2	0
Black/African American	58	14	44
Hispanic	15	2	13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	228	69	159
Two More	8	4	4
Un-Known	33	20	13
Non-resident Alien	11	7	4

University of South Carolina-Aiken offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 326 graduate students (91.83% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1 graduate students (0.28% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. Next table summarizes the online student population for University of South Carolina-Aiken.

Distance Learning Student Population at University of South Carolina-Aiken
	Number of Students
Total	355
Enrolled Online Exclusively	326
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1
Not in Online Courses	28

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of South Carolina-Aiken. 26 students are aged 20 to 24 (7.32% of total students), 50 students are aged above 50 (14.08%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of South Carolina-Aiken.