College of Charleston (C of Charleston) is a four-year, public school located in Charleston, SC.

It offers 35 graduate programs - 24 Master's, 10 Post-bachelor's, 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,230 for in-state and $40,498 for out-of-state students.

A total of 913 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 10,885 students at C of Charleston. C of Charleston offers online graduate programs and 490 out of 913 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,230 for South Carolina residents and $40,498 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-five (35) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameCollege of Charleston
TypeFour-year, Public
Address66 George St, Charleston, SC
Graduate School Students974 students
490 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$14,230
Out-of-State$40,498
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 35 Graduate Programs
24 Master's, 11 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at College of Charleston

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at College of Charleston with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For South Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $14,230 and $40,498 for non-South Carolina residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $574 for South Carolina residents and $1,668 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$13,770$40,038
Fees$460$460
Cost per Credit$574$1,668
Books & Supplies$1,454
Room & Board$14,032 (On-Campus) / $13,779 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,632 (On-Campus) / $4,632 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$34,348$60,616
Off-Campus Total$34,095$60,363

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

College of Charleston offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 35 major areas - 24 Master's (1 online programs), 10 Post-Bachelor's, 1 Post-Master's.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total239-16-
Men72-4-
Women167-12-

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.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Organizational Communication9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Child Development12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Historic Preservation and Conservation6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Science, General5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Urban Studies/AffairsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Visual and Performing Arts2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine and Studio Arts ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management53 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

C of Charleston graduate schools have a total of 974 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 220 male and 754 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 319 full-time and 655 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 490 students enrolled through online exclusively and 51 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 765 White, 87 Black, and 11 Asian students are attending at College of Charleston. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

14 grad students are younger than 22 and 292 students are older than 65. It has 405 students aged between 22 and 30 and 202 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total974
Men220
Women754
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total974
Full-time Students319
Part-time Students655
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total974
American Indian /
Native American
2
Asian11
Black87
Hispanic45
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White765
Two or more races20
Un-Known24
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total974
21 & Under14
22-24234
25-29171
30-34110
35-3992
40 & Over292

Online Population

At College of Charleston graduate schools, 490 students enrolled online exclusively and 51 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment913
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses490
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses51
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses372
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses490
South Carolina Resident472
Other State In U.S.18
Outside of U.S.0