Claflin University
Orangeburg, South Carolina · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
11of 12 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 1 falls short.
12 of 33 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 21 have no earnings published. The 5 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$17,800 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
$17,800 a year
About $71,200 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 | $16,354 |
| $30k to $48k | $21,118 |
| $48k to $75k | $22,279 |
| $75k to $110k | $23,502 |
| $110k and up | $25,071 |
| All families (average) | $17,800 |
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).
14 of 38 programs could be assessed 37% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $38,625 | +$3,816 | clears the bar | $31,000 | 8.1 yrs | 51 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $83,436 | +$48,627 | clears the bar | $8,969 | 0.2 yrs | 39 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $37,025 | +$2,216 | clears the bar | $32,750 | 14.8 yrs | 30 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $41,353 | +$6,544 | clears the bar | $30,827 | 4.7 yrs | 30 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $35,502 | +$693 | clears the bar | $28,912 | 41.7 yrs | 22 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $38,161 | +$3,352 | clears the bar | $30,000 | 8.9 yrs | 21 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $58,021 | +$23,212 | clears the bar | $33,000 | 1.4 yrs | 12 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $45,502 | +$10,693 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,265 | +$11,456 | clears the bar | $35,750 | 3.1 yrs | 10 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $39,353 | +$4,544 | clears the bar | $31,000 | 6.8 yrs | 8 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $34,128 | -$681 | falls short | $30,500 | no earnings gain | 7 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $40,910 | +$6,101 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 4.4 yrs | 5 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $37,2661-year earnings | +$2,457 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $51,172 | +$16,363 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Educational Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | 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 | 6 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
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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