by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. 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.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #183 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, UofSC took the #3 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 UofSC took the #314 spot on the list.
UofSC also ranked #3 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in South Carolina.
The total graduate student population at UofSC is made up of 61.5% women and 38.5% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 21.9% of the graduate students who attend UofSC are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at UofSC. Around 11.4% 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 | $13,734 | $29,760 |
| Fees | $400 | $400 |
After obtaining their master's degree from UofSC, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $55,055. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 6% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at UofSC is $69,508. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 8% lower than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for UofSC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Columbia-Campus, Columbia, SC 29208 |
| Phone: | 803-777-7000 |
| Website: | www.sc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/uofsc |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/UofSC |
About 43.7% of the graduate students at University of South Carolina - Columbia took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 29.9% 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.
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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