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.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., South University, Columbia landed the #1127 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, South University, Columbia took the #22 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, South University, Columbia came in at #667.
South University, Columbia also ranked #8 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in South Carolina.
The total graduate student population at South University, Columbia is made up of 77.6% women and 22.4% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at South University, Columbia, around 78.0% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,600 | $15,600 |
| Fees | $720 | $720 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from South University, Columbia is $51,148. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 12% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of South University, Columbia.
Contact details for South University, Columbia are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9 Science Court, Columbia, SC 29203 |
| Phone: | 803-799-9082 |
| Website: | www.southuniversity.edu/columbia#location=Columbia, SC |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/southU/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/SouthU |
In 2020-2021, 27.3% of the graduate students at South University, Columbia took at least one class online. For that same period, 18.0% of grad students took all of their classes 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 |
|---|---|
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 20 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 20 |
| Public Administration | 20 |
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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