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Professional Master of Business Administration

Cost of the PMBA Program


Professional MBA students are considered students of the USC Columbia campus regardless of the actual location where they attend classes.  Students pay an hourly rate per course (every course is three credit hours).  PMBA students who are not residents of South Carolina pay the nonresident rate which is slightly higher than the resident rate.  The following fees and costs are subject to change without notice.

  Resident Nonresident
Graduate Admission Application Fee $100 $100
Professional MBA Hourly Rate $522 $580
USC Technology Fee (per credit hour taken) $17 $17
USC Matriculation Fee (one-time fee) $50 $50


There is no seat confirmation fee for the PMBA Program.

The costs of books and course materials will vary from course to course.  An estimated cost per course would be between $125 and $200.