Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is a four-year, public school located in Charleston, SC.

It offers 51 graduate programs - 20 Master's, 24 Doctorate, 4 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $17,574 for in-state and $25,568 for out-of-state students.

A total of 2,875 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,175 students at MUSC. MUSC offers online graduate programs and 554 out of 2,875 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find MUSC'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 $17,574 for South Carolina residents and $25,568 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty-one (51) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameMedical University of South Carolina
TypeFour-year, Public
Address179 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC
Graduate School Students2,906 students
554 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$17,574
Out-of-State$25,568
Student to Faculty8:1 (12.50%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 51 Graduate Programs
20 Master's, 24 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Medical University of South Carolina

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Medical University of South Carolina 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 $17,574 and $25,568 for non-South Carolina residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $807 for South Carolina residents and $1,352 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$16,141$24,135
Fees$1,433$1,433
Cost per Credit$807$1,352

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Medical University of South Carolina offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 51 major areas - 20 Master's (2 online programs), 24 Doctorate (1 online programs), 4 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs), 3 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 333 students have been conferred Master's degree and 573 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total333573-6
Men91202--
Women242371-6

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
Health Occupations Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biomedical Sciences26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Microbiology and BacteriologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PharmacologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biometry/BiometricsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biostatistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
BioinformaticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Epidemiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
NeuroscienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
DentistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Advanced General Dentistry10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/Management40 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant93 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Scientist13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Genetic Counseling/Counselor NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutics and Drug DesignNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health Education and Promotion8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Informatics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing75ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nurse AnesthetistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

MUSC graduate schools have a total of 2,906 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 963 male and 1,943 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 2,649 full-time and 257 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 554 students enrolled through online exclusively.

By race/ethnicity 2,031 White, 284 Black, and 218 Asian students are attending at Medical University of South Carolina. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

48 grad students are younger than 22 and 157 students are older than 65. It has 2,290 students aged between 22 and 30 and 380 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,906
Men963
Women1,943
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,906
Full-time Students2,649
Part-time Students257
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,906
American Indian /
Native American
4
Asian218
Black284
Hispanic168
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White2,031
Two or more races89
Un-Known63
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,906
21 & Under48
22-241,163
25-291,127
30-34261
35-39119
40 & Over157

Online Population

At Medical University of South Carolina graduate schools, 554 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,875
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses554
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,321
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses554
South Carolina Resident347
Other State In U.S.202
Outside of U.S.5