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Public university ยท Columbia, South Carolina
University of South Carolina is a public university with graduate business programs in Columbia, South Carolina. Those programs run through the Darla Moore School of Business. The institution is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
The business school holds AACSB accreditation. It is the longest-established of the three business-school accreditors recognized in the United States, and it covers the school as a whole rather than any one program - a floor, not a ranking. More on accreditation.
Federal reporting puts graduate enrollment at 8,345 students, alongside 29,820 undergraduates. Total enrollment is not MBA cohort size - ask the admissions office how many students are in the specific program you're considering, which is usually a far smaller number and the one that shapes your experience.
Based on MBA Lab's directory data, the school offers a graduate MBA path and a part-time or evening MBA format for students who keep working. That puts it among the 2 of 6 schools in MBA Lab's South Carolina directory listing a part-time MBA. Format availability changes; confirm the current lineup with the school before planning around it.
It is the only school in Columbia in this directory - the other 1 part-time MBA option in South Carolina is elsewhere in the state, so weigh travel time against fit before ruling them out.
These questions are picked from what MBA Lab's data already says about this school, so they're the ones most likely to surface a real difference between it and the next school on your list.
| Institution | University of South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Business school | Darla Moore School of Business |
| Control | public |
| Location | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Campus setting | Midsize city |
| Carnegie class | Doctoral university, very high research activity (R1) |
| MBA formats listed | MBA Part-Time MBA |
| Graduate enrollment | 8,345 |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 29,820 |
| Business accreditation | AACSB — view listing |
| Institutional accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges |
| Official site | Visit website |
| Net price calculator | Estimate your cost |
| Federal data | College Scorecard profile |
School names, locations, and program formats are curated by MBA Lab and reviewed periodically (last data update: August 2026). Enrollment, accreditation, links, and any outcome figures come from U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Always verify formats, deadlines, and costs on the school's official admissions pages. How this data works.
Details below come from University of South Carolina's own program pages, not from a ranking service or an aggregator. Each card links to the page it was read from and the date it was last checked, so you can confirm anything before you plan around it.
| What that price is | $810 per credit hour regardless of residency, plus a $17/credit technology fee and an $80 matriculation fee, totaling $37,295. A $250 confirmation fee applies toward the first term. |
|---|---|
| Class schedule | Real-time at four regional sites, evenings and select Saturdays, with a remote-attendance option |
What these numbers are. Figures cover graduates of master's-level programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations (CIP 52.02) who received federal financial aid. At some institutions that group includes business master's degrees other than the MBA, and it never includes graduates who took no federal aid - so these are a directional signal about a school's business master's programs, not an MBA salary report. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Check University of South Carolina's Scorecard profile. Full methodology.
Want to see what these figures could mean for your own timeline? Try the free MBA ROI calculator, prefilled with University of South Carolina's context.
| School | City | AACSB | Formats listed | Earnings, 1 yr out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina This page | Columbia | Yes | MBA, Part-Time MBA | $118,109 |
| Clemson University | Clemson | Yes | MBA, Part-Time MBA | $87,271 |
"Not reported" means College Scorecard publishes no figure for that school - usually too few federally-aided graduates to release without identifying them. It is not a low number, and these schools are excluded from every average on this page rather than counted as zero. A dash under AACSB means the school isn't on AACSB's accredited list; it may hold ACBSP or IACBE accreditation instead, which this directory doesn't track.
MBA Lab's directory lists a part-time MBA at University of South Carolina, alongside the core MBA. Formats change - confirm the current lineup on the school's official site.
University of South Carolina lists $37,295 for the Professional MBA. $810 per credit hour regardless of residency, plus a $17/credit technology fee and an $80 matriculation fee, totaling $37,295. A $250 confirmation fee applies toward the first term. Checked against the school's own page on July 26, 2026; costs change, so confirm before you apply.
The Professional MBA requires 45 credits and is delivered in a hybrid format. Classes meet: Real-time at four regional sites, evenings and select Saturdays, with a remote-attendance option
College Scorecard reports median earnings of $118,109 one year after completion for graduates of master's-level Business Administration programs at University of South Carolina who received federal financial aid. Four years out the reported median is $138,445. That group can include business master's degrees other than the MBA, and excludes graduates who took no federal aid, so treat it as a directional signal rather than an MBA salary figure.
The reported median federal graduate debt is $41,000 for business master's graduates at University of South Carolina. Against the reported one-year earnings median, that is about 0.35x a year of earnings. Federal loans are only part of the cost picture - it excludes private loans, employer sponsorship, and savings.
Yes - University of South Carolina appears on AACSB's list of accredited institutions. AACSB, founded in 1916, is the longest-established of the three business-school accreditors recognized in the United States (the others are ACBSP and IACBE). Accreditation covers the school, not any individual program, so treat it as a quality floor rather than a ranking.
University of South Carolina is a public university, and MBA Lab lists its graduate business programs in Columbia, South Carolina. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
MBA Lab lists 2 schools in its South Carolina part-time MBA programs directory. Use a consistent rubric across them: curriculum, recruiting outcomes, format fit, cost after aid, and location constraints.
Always confirm formats, deadlines, and costs on the school's official admissions pages. MBA Lab is a planning directory, not an admissions authority, and does not endorse specific schools.
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