Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina · Private, nonprofit

All 20 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 62 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

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

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

20 of 82 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical South Carolina high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$81,984	+$47,175	clears the bar	$41,239	0.9 yrs	103
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$75,175	+$40,366	clears the bar	$29,750	0.7 yrs	90
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$104,573 1-year earnings	+$69,764	clears the bar	$125,147	1.8 yrs	44
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,399	+$11,590	clears the bar	$27,000	2.3 yrs	37
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$47,715	+$12,906	clears the bar	$27,000	2.1 yrs	37
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$69,117	+$34,308	clears the bar	$25,343	0.7 yrs	35
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$43,743	+$8,934	clears the bar	$26,092	2.9 yrs	33
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$41,934	+$7,125	clears the bar	$27,000	3.8 yrs	30
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$53,162	+$18,353	clears the bar	$27,000	1.5 yrs	25
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$57,179	+$22,370	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$50,824	+$16,015	clears the bar	$24,375	1.5 yrs	18
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,154	+$13,345	clears the bar	$27,323	2.0 yrs	15
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$97,290	+$62,481	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$57,482	+$22,673	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$66,271	+$31,462	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$41,925	+$7,116	clears the bar	$27,000	3.8 yrs	12
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$58,600	+$23,791	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$57,253	+$22,444	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$61,377	+$26,568	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$44,416	+$9,607	clears the bar	$24,700	2.6 yrs	8
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Religious Music and Worship	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Military Systems and Maintenance Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.