University of South Carolina - Columbia Master’s in Education

Education is a program of study at University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in education, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Education from UofSC Cost?

$14,137 Average Tuition and Fees

UofSC Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UofSC was $1,240 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $572 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$13,737	$29,760
Fees	$400	$400

Does UofSC Offer an Online Master’s in Education?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the education master’s degree program at UofSC. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UofSC Online Learning page.

UofSC Master’s Student Diversity for Education

177 Master's Degrees Awarded

71.2% Women

16.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 177 master’s degrees in education awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in education in 2019-2020, 71.2% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in education at UofSC in 2019-2020, 16.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	6
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
White	144
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Master’s in Education Focus Areas at UofSC

Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
General Education	48
Educational Administration	43
Instructional Media Design	3
Educational Assessment	2
Special Education	12

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.