by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Columbia College took the #798 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina, Columbia College South Carolina came in at #11.
Women make up 82.4% of the total graduate student body at Columbia College South Carolina while men make you 17.6%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 42.7% of the graduate students who attend Columbia College South Carolina are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 0.8% of graduate students hail from another country. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,120 | $9,120 |
| Fees | $148 | $148 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from Columbia College South Carolina enter careers with an average starting salary of $47,037. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 19% lower than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for Columbia College South Carolina are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1301 Columbia College Dr, Columbia, SC 29203 |
| Phone: | 803-786-3012 |
| Website: | www.columbiasc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/columbiacollegesc |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/ColumbiaKoala |
About 93.5% of the graduate students at Columbia College took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 78.4% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 25 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 15 |
| Educational Administration | 24 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 9 |
| Other Education | 80 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 7 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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