University of South Carolina-Upstate (U of South Carolina-Upstate) is a four-year, public school located in Spartanburg, SC.

It offers 12 graduate programs - 9 Master's, 3 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,109 for in-state and $30,135 for out-of-state students.

A total of 432 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,913 students at U of South Carolina-Upstate. U of South Carolina-Upstate offers online graduate programs and 407 out of 432 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find U of South Carolina-Upstate'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 $14,109 for South Carolina residents and $30,135 for out-of-state students. It offers twelve (12) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of South Carolina-Upstate
TypeFour-year, Public
Address800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC
Graduate School Students457 students
407 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$14,109
Out-of-State$30,135
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 12 Graduate Programs
9 Master's, 3 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of South Carolina-Upstate

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of South Carolina-Upstate 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 $14,109 and $30,135 for non-South Carolina residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $572 for South Carolina residents and $1,240 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$13,734$29,760
Fees$375$375
Cost per Credit$572$1,240
Books & Supplies$1,600
Room & Board$10,040 (On-Campus) / $10,800 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,637 (On-Campus) / $4,665 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$29,386$45,412
Off-Campus Total$31,174$47,200

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of South Carolina-Upstate offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 12 major areas - 9 Master's (4 online programs), 3 Post-Bachelor'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
Total109---
Men15---
Women94---

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
Youth Services/AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing Education5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Nurse Leader6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Resources Management2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Statistics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

U of South Carolina-Upstate graduate schools have a total of 457 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 62 male and 395 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 29 full-time and 428 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 407 students enrolled through online exclusively and 6 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 364 White, 54 Black, and 4 Asian students are attending at University of South Carolina-Upstate. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

2 grad students are younger than 22 and 116 students are older than 65. It has 194 students aged between 22 and 30 and 120 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total457
Men62
Women395
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total457
Full-time Students29
Part-time Students428
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total457
American Indian /
Native American
3
Asian4
Black54
Hispanic14
White364
Two or more races10
Un-Known7
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total457
21 & Under2
22-2466
25-29128
30-3471
35-3949
40 & Over116

Online Population

At University of South Carolina-Upstate graduate schools, 407 students enrolled online exclusively and 6 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment432
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses407
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses6
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses19
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses407
South Carolina Resident395
Other State In U.S.11
Outside of U.S.1