The University of South Carolina is based in Columbia, SC offers a fully funded master’s in public health. The Arnold School offers master’s degrees through coursework that spans public health; exercise science; biostatistics; epidemiology; communication sciences and disorders; health services policy and management; health promotion, education, and behavior; environmental health sciences; physical activity and public health; physical therapy; and more. Almost all master’s students who want an assistantship can find one within their first year of study and continue in that position during their second year. All graduate assistants, master’s and doctoral receive in-state tuition.