University of South Carolina - Upstate Trade Programs

University of South Carolina - Upstate is a public institution situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. USC Upstate is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is University of South Carolina - Upstate?

Contact details for USC Upstate are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC 29303-4999
Phone:	864-503-5000
Website:	www.uscupstate.edu

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Can I Afford USC Upstate?

In a recent term, part-time USC Upstate students paid $467 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $946 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,208	$22,710
Fees	$375	$375
Books and Supplies	$1,600	$1,600
On Campus Room and Board	$10,040	$10,040
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,637	$3,637

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At USC Upstate, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $6,430 a year. That adds up to $25,720 over four years for those students.

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University of South Carolina - Upstate Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,519 undergraduate students at USC Upstate, with 4,374 being full-time and 1,145 being part-time.

There are also 519 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,374 full-time undergraduates at USC Upstate, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of South Carolina - Upstate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	147
Black or African American	1,511
Hispanic or Latino	305
White	2,056
International Students	70
Other Races/Ethnicities	285

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at University of South Carolina - Upstate. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at USC Upstate. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Germany, Brazil, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at University of South Carolina - Upstate

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at USC Upstate. In 2022-2023, 4,179 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at USC Upstate has changed over the last few years.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of USC Upstate majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Engineering Technologies	7%
Industrial & Management Engineering	7%

University of South Carolina - Upstate Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Industrial & Management Engineering	15	15
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	9	9
TOTAL	24	24

University of South Carolina - Upstate Trades

In a recent academic period, University of South Carolina - Upstate awarded 63 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	15
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	9
Total	0	0	0	63

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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