Charleston Southern University (CSU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Charleston, SC.
It offers 34 graduate programs - 30 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $19,244.
A total of 582 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,418 students at CSU. CSU offers online graduate programs and 246 out of 582 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find CSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $19,244. It offers thirty-four (34) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Charleston Southern University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 9200 University Blvd, Charleston, SC |
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| Graduate School Students | 616 students
246 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $19,244 |
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| Student to Faculty | 12:1 (8.33%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 34 Graduate Programs
30 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Charleston Southern University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Charleston Southern University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $19,244 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $585.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $18,994 |
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| Fees | $250 |
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| Cost per Credit | $585 |
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| Room & Board | $11,590 (On-Campus) / $8,930 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,600 (On-Campus) / $5,060 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $35,433 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $33,233 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $7,500 | $7,800 | $5,085 | $5,085 | $19,244 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Charleston Southern University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 34 major areas - 30 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 2 Post-Master's. 187 students have been conferred Master's degree and 41 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 187 | 41 | - | - |
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| Men | 69 | 8 | - | - |
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| Women | 118 | 33 | - | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
CSU graduate schools have a total of 616 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 226 male and 390 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 182 full-time and 434 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 246 students enrolled through online exclusively and 49 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 326 White, 150 Black, and 11 Asian students are attending at Charleston Southern University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
12 grad students are younger than 22 and 145 students are older than 65. It has 307 students aged between 22 and 30 and 118 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 616 |
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| Men | 226 |
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| Women | 390 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 616 |
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| Full-time Students | 182 |
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| Part-time Students | 434 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 616 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 20 |
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| Asian | 11 |
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| Black | 150 |
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| Hispanic | 6 |
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| White | 326 |
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| Two or more races | 36 |
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| Un-Known | 39 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 616 |
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| 21 & Under | 12 |
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| 22-24 | 166 |
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| 25-29 | 141 |
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| 30-34 | 66 |
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| 35-39 | 52 |
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| 40 & Over | 145 |
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Online Population
At Charleston Southern University graduate schools, 246 students enrolled online exclusively and 49 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 582 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 246 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 49 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 287 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 246 |
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| South Carolina Resident | 177 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 68 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
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