Graduate Programs at University of South Carolina-Upstate

Graduate School Overview

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

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1976 - Current).

South Carolina-Upstate Directory Information
School Name	University of South Carolina-Upstate (South Carolina-Upstate)
Address	800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC 29303-4999
Phone	864-503-5000
Web	https://www.uscupstate.edu
Online Application	https://www.uscupstate.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.uscupstate.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of South Carolina-Upstate is $14,109 for South Carolina residents and $30,135 for out-of-state students. The school has 432 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,913 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 49 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$30,135 $14,109 for South Carolina Residents
Student Population	432
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	49 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at South Carolina-Upstate is $14,109 for South Carolina residents and $30,135 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.

South Carolina-Upstate offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
South Carolina Residents	$14,109
Out-of-State	$30,135
Tuition per Credit Hour
South Carolina Residents	$572
Out-of-State	$1,240

South Carolina-Upstate 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)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of South Carolina-Upstate is $14,109 for South Carolina residents and $30,135 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	$480	$29,196	$480
2019-2020	$13,734	$350	$29,760	$350
2020-2021	$13,734	$375	$29,760	$375
2021-2022	$13,734	$375	$29,760	$375
2022-2023	$13,734	$375	$29,760	$375
2023-2024	$13,734	$375	$29,760	$375

The graduate school tuition & fees of South Carolina-Upstate 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-Upstate	$14,109	$30,135
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 $14,705 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at South Carolina-Upstate.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.95% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,465. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$8,394	$3,596	$10,800	$4,553
2019-2020	$8,598	$3,637	$10,800	$4,665
2020-2021	$8,598	$3,637	$10,800	$4,665
2021-2022	$9,328	$3,637	$10,800	$4,665
2022-2023	$9,520	$3,637	$10,800	$4,665
2023-2024	$10,040	$3,637	$10,800	$4,665

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-Upstate. 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 South Carolina-Upstate

University of South Carolina-Upstate offers 12 graduate programs for Master's 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, 243 students have completed their study at University of South Carolina-Upstate.

Offered Degrees at University of South Carolina-Upstate
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	9	3	242
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	0	1
Total	12	3	243

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) program with 214 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of South Carolina-Upstate
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	1	-
Youth Services/Administration	✕	-	-
Information Resources Management	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of South Carolina-Upstate
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	214	-
Business Statistics	✕	11	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	✕	6	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✔	4	-
Nursing Education	✔	3	-

University of South Carolina-Upstate offers 12 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 243 students have completed their graduate studies.

242 students have earned/completed Master's program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	220 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	✕	6	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	214	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	9 completers	-
Nursing Education	✔	3	-
Clinical Nurse Leader	✕	2	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✔	4	-
Business [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Information Resources Management	✕	2	-
Business Statistics	✕	11	-
	Total	242

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Information Resources Management	✕	-	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at South Carolina-Upstate

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 432 students enrolled into University of South Carolina-Upstate graduate schools where it has total 4,913 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 47 full-time and 385 part-time graduate students. By gender, 75 male and 357 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	432	75	357
Full-time	47	10	37
Part-tme	385	65	320

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

There are 342 White (79.17%), 51 Black/African American (11.81%), 14 Hispanic (3.24%), 5 Asian (1.16%), and 20 students with other races. 3 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	432	75	357
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	5	1	4
Black/African American	51	7	44
Hispanic	14	2	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	342	56	286
Two More	13	3	10
Un-Known	4	3	1
Non-resident Alien	3	3	0

University of South Carolina-Upstate offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 407 graduate students (94.21% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 6 graduate students (1.39% 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	432
Enrolled Online Exclusively	407
Enrolled Some Online Courses	6
Not in Online Courses	19

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of South Carolina-Upstate. 68 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.74% of total students), 40 students are aged above 50 (9.26%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of South Carolina-Upstate.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	432	75	357
Age 20-21	2	0	2
Age 22-24	66	9	57
Age 25-29	128	29	99
Age 30-34	71	9	62
Age 35-39	49	11	38
Age 40-49	76	12	64
Age 50-64	38	5	33
Over 64	2	0	2

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