University of South Carolina Beaufort Graduate School

University of South Carolina Beaufort (referred to as USCB) is a Public, 4 years school located in Bluffton, SC.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of USCB is $14,120 for South Carolina residents and $30,146 for out-of-state students. The school has 71 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,124 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

University of South Carolina Beaufort (referred to as USCB) is a Public, 4 years school located in Bluffton, SC.
The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/2004 - Current[Estimated Date]).
USCB Directory Information
School NameUniversity of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB)
Address1 University Boulevard, Bluffton, SC 29909
Phone843-208-8000
Webhttps://www.uscb.edu
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.uscb.edu/apply/index.html
Financial Infohttps://admissions.uscb.edu/tuition-and-financial-aid/index.html
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of USCB is $14,120 for South Carolina residents and $30,146 for out-of-state students. The school has 71 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,124 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 25 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$30,146
$14,120 for South Carolina Residents
Student Population71
Offered Degrees/ProgramsMaster's
Number of Programs25 graduate programs
(1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio14 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at USCB is $14,120 for South Carolina residents and $30,146 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.
USCB offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
South Carolina Residents$14,120
Out-of-State$30,146
Tuition per Credit Hour
South Carolina Residents$572
Out-of-State$1,240
USCB 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 are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of South Carolina Beaufort is $14,120 for South Carolina residents and $30,146 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 ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019----
2019-2020$13,734$368$29,760$368
2020-2021$13,734$368$29,760$368
2021-2022$13,734$386$29,760$386
2022-2023$13,734$386$29,760$386
2023-2024$13,734$386$29,760$386
The graduate school tuition & fees of USCB 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
University of South Carolina Beaufort$14,120$30,146
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 $14,189 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at USCB.
On-campus living costs are increased by 8.52% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,443. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -2.61% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$9,186$3,979$8,893$4,648
2019-2020$8,350$4,020$8,985$4,697
2020-2021$8,440$4,055$9,064$4,739
2021-2022$8,440$4,055$9,064$4,739
2022-2023$8,722$4,055$9,064$4,739
2023-2024$9,810$4,055$9,064$4,379
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 Beaufort. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
South Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019--
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 USCB

University of South Carolina Beaufort offers 1 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, 5 students have completed their study at University of South Carolina Beaufort.
Offered Degrees at University of South Carolina Beaufort
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree105
Total105
The most popular program at University of South Carolina Beaufort is the Computational Science program and last year 5 students have earned/completed their degree program.
University of South Carolina Beaufort offers 1 programs through Master's. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 5 students have completed their graduate studies.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 5 completers
Computational Science5
Total5

Graduate Student Population at USCB

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 71 students enrolled into University of South Carolina Beaufort graduate schools where it has total 2,124 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 8 full-time and 63 part-time graduate students. By gender, 11 male and 60 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total711160
Full-time844
Part-tme63756
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 50 White (70.42%), 10 Black/African American (14.08%), 3 Hispanic (4.23%), 2 Asian (2.82%), and 6 students with other races. 5 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total711160
American Indian/Native American000
Asian202
Black/African American10010
Hispanic303
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White501040
Two More101
Un-Known000
Non-resident Alien514
University of South Carolina Beaufort offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 26 graduate students (36.62% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 4 graduate students (5.63% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total71
Enrolled Online Exclusively26
Enrolled Some Online Courses4
Not in Online Courses41
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of South Carolina Beaufort. 13 students are aged 20 to 24 (18.31% of total students), 13 students are aged above 50 (18.31%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of South Carolina Beaufort.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total711160
Age 22-2413211
Age 25-2915213
Age 30-34633
Age 35-39606
Age 40-4918117
Age 50-6413310

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