Charleston Southern University
Charleston, South Carolina · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
16of 16 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year).
16 of 57 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 41: 40 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. The 25 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$21,666 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
$21,666 a year
About $86,664 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 | $20,145 |
| $30k to $48k | $23,024 |
| $48k to $75k | $20,697 |
| $75k to $110k | $21,648 |
| $110k and up | $23,226 |
| All families (average) | $21,666 |
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).
20 of 82 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $75,175 | +$40,366 | clears the bar | $29,750 | 0.7 yrs | 80 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $81,984 | +$47,175 | above HS line | $41,239 | 0.9 yrs | 74 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $69,117 | +$34,308 | clears the bar | $25,343 | 0.7 yrs | 45 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $104,5731-year earnings | +$69,764 | above HS line (1-yr) | $125,147 | 1.8 yrs | 41 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,399 | +$11,590 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.3 yrs | 32 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $41,934 | +$7,125 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 3.8 yrs | 29 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $47,715 | +$12,906 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.1 yrs | 25 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $53,162 | +$18,353 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.5 yrs | 23 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $43,743 | +$8,934 | clears the bar | $26,092 | 2.9 yrs | 22 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,154 | +$13,345 | clears the bar | $27,323 | 2.0 yrs | 20 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $41,925 | +$7,116 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 3.8 yrs | 19 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $50,824 | +$16,015 | clears the bar | $24,375 | 1.5 yrs | 16 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $44,416 | +$9,607 | clears the bar | $24,700 | 2.6 yrs | 16 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $57,179 | +$22,370 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $66,271 | +$31,462 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $57,253 | +$22,444 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $61,377 | +$26,568 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $57,482 | +$22,673 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $97,290 | +$62,481 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $58,600 | +$23,791 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 41 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | 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 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religious Music and Worship | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Theology and Ministry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Military Systems and Maintenance Technology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Analytics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Homeland Security | Master'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 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Information Systems | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Theatre | 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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