Benedict College
Columbia, South Carolina · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
6of 10 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 4 fall short.
10 of 42 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 32: 30 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 2 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$18,250 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$18,250 a year
About $73,000 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $17,177 |
| $30k to $48k | $18,686 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,295 |
| $75k to $110k | $20,250 |
| $110k and up | $20,328 |
| All families (average) | $18,250 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical South Carolina high-school graduate ($34,809 a year).
10 of 44 programs could be assessed 23% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $36,966 | +$2,157 | clears the bar | $33,923 | 15.7 yrs | 53 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $41,811 | +$7,002 | clears the bar | $31,000 | 4.4 yrs | 38 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $39,337 | +$4,528 | clears the bar | $37,000 | 8.2 yrs | 28 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $37,638 | +$2,829 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $27,6201-year earnings | -$7,189 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $30,2951-year earnings | -$4,514 | falls short (1-yr) | $34,875 | no earnings gain | 12 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $33,1201-year earnings | -$1,689 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $34,129 | -$680 | falls short | $32,000 | no earnings gain | 1 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $41,158 | +$6,349 | clears the bar | $36,250 | 5.7 yrs | 0 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,372 | +$6,563 | clears the bar | $40,000 | 6.1 yrs | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $36,755 | not assessed | 13 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,809 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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