by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Columbia International University came in at #123 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking. This rank is quite an honor since it puts the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. For this achievement, CIU received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
In addition, CIU took the #2 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and CIU took the #121 spot on the list.
In addition, CIU took the #2 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in South Carolina.
Women make up 53.1% of the total graduate student body at CIU while men make you 46.9%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 37.0% of the graduate students who attend CIU are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at CIU. Around 19.2% of graduate students are international. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,710 | $10,710 |
| Fees | $1,100 | $1,100 |
Get more details about the location of Columbia International University.
Contact details for CIU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7435 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203-1513 |
| Phone: | 800-777-2227 |
| Website: | www.ciu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/columbiainternationaluniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/CIUImpact |
Around 99.5% of CIU graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 89.7% 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.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 11 |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 7 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | 1 |
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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