Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina · Public

Of 83 assessed programs, 82 leave graduates out-earning a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 167 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$13,607
$30k to $48k	$14,109
$48k to $75k	$18,851
$75k to $110k	$24,833
$110k and up	$27,922
All families (average)	$22,253

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.

83 of 250 programs could be assessed 33% 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	Bachelor's Degree	$70,059	+$35,250	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	422
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,126	+$20,317	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	328
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,577	+$30,768	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	284
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$81,109	+$46,300	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	281
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,028	+$56,219	clears the bar	$21,665	0.4 yrs	242
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$91,269	+$56,460	clears the bar	$19,312	0.3 yrs	241
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$74,491	+$39,682	clears the bar	$18,629	0.5 yrs	235
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$114,399	+$79,590	clears the bar	$39,712	0.5 yrs	228
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,491	+$57,682	clears the bar	$24,000	0.4 yrs	201
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$101,301	+$66,492	clears the bar	$21,611	0.3 yrs	177
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,861	+$15,052	clears the bar	$23,638	1.6 yrs	140
Education	Master's Degree	$57,075	+$22,266	clears the bar	$17,500	0.8 yrs	130
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$84,458	+$49,649	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	130
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$58,602	+$23,793	clears the bar	$14,757	0.6 yrs	127
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$79,468	+$44,659	clears the bar	$20,277	0.5 yrs	127
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,873	+$50,064	clears the bar	$21,912	0.4 yrs	124
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$48,898	+$14,089	clears the bar	$19,500	1.4 yrs	118
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,705	+$58,896	clears the bar	$21,375	0.4 yrs	115
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$47,853	+$13,044	clears the bar	$21,500	1.6 yrs	107
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$72,010	+$37,201	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	94
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$64,822	+$30,013	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	88
Accounting	Master's Degree	$102,502	+$67,693	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	87
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$63,892	+$29,083	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	86
Biology	Master's Degree	$66,752	+$31,943	clears the bar	$19,929	0.6 yrs	85
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$66,150	+$31,341	clears the bar	$23,250	0.7 yrs	84
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	$114,455	+$79,646	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	80
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,446	+$61,637	clears the bar	$24,250	0.4 yrs	72
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$67,102	+$32,293	clears the bar	$20,250	0.6 yrs	71
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,133	+$15,324	clears the bar	$19,570	1.3 yrs	70
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,988	+$26,179	clears the bar	$21,750	0.8 yrs	68
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,098	+$57,289	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	61
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$82,450	+$47,641	clears the bar	$22,500	0.5 yrs	60
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,501	+$28,692	clears the bar	$22,500	0.8 yrs	59
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$67,050	+$32,241	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	58
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	$94,449	+$59,640	clears the bar	$22,622	0.4 yrs	55
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$81,526	+$46,717	clears the bar	$23,884	0.5 yrs	55
History	Bachelor's Degree	$50,125	+$15,316	clears the bar	$20,500	1.3 yrs	55
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$47,818	+$13,009	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$60,461	+$25,652	clears the bar	$25,583	1.0 yrs	53
English	Bachelor's Degree	$50,582	+$15,773	clears the bar	$21,021	1.3 yrs	52
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$49,318 1-year earnings	+$14,509	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$102,636	+$67,827	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,762	+$67,953	clears the bar	$26,179	0.4 yrs	48
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$73,050	+$38,241	clears the bar	$32,653	0.9 yrs	47
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$67,996	+$33,187	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	47
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$79,651	+$44,842	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Genetics	Bachelor's Degree	$31,346 1-year earnings	-$3,463	falls short	$21,500	insufficient data	46
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$100,816	+$66,007	clears the bar	$18,862	0.3 yrs	45
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,780	+$19,971	clears the bar	$22,500	1.1 yrs	44
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Master's Degree	$47,819 1-year earnings	+$13,010	clears the bar	$23,402	1.8 yrs	38
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	$136,058	+$101,249	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$40,266	+$5,457	clears the bar	$21,200	3.9 yrs	35
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$92,184	+$57,375	clears the bar	$46,000	0.8 yrs	35
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$51,582	+$16,773	clears the bar	$22,625	1.3 yrs	33
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$89,331	+$54,522	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	$63,764	+$28,955	clears the bar	$22,875	0.8 yrs	32
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$52,044	+$17,235	clears the bar	$22,250	1.3 yrs	29
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$69,274	+$34,465	clears the bar	$21,840	0.6 yrs	29
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$105,646	+$70,837	clears the bar	$25,225	0.4 yrs	28
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Master's Degree	$64,371	+$29,562	clears the bar	$29,250	1.0 yrs	28
Nursing	Master's Degree	$109,470	+$74,661	clears the bar	$35,034	0.5 yrs	28
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,714	+$46,905	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	26
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$71,968	+$37,159	clears the bar	$21,375	0.6 yrs	25
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,883	+$51,074	clears the bar	$25,246	0.5 yrs	24
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$65,469	+$30,660	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	19
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$70,584	+$35,775	clears the bar	$24,625	0.7 yrs	19
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$52,844	+$18,035	clears the bar	$20,500	1.1 yrs	18
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$50,212	+$15,403	clears the bar	$21,500	1.4 yrs	16
Agricultural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,338	+$53,529	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	$48,168 1-year earnings	+$13,359	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$45,735	+$10,926	clears the bar	$22,250	2.0 yrs	15
Real Estate	Master's Degree	$119,115	+$84,306	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$57,716	+$22,907	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$35,526	+$717	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Master's Degree	$71,518	+$36,709	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$75,417	+$40,608	clears the bar	$27,435	0.7 yrs	9
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	$69,971	+$35,162	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Architecture	Master's Degree	$76,905	+$42,096	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Master's Degree	$48,576 1-year earnings	+$13,767	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$98,726	+$63,917	clears the bar	$19,962	0.3 yrs	0
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	$57,641	+$22,832	clears the bar	$37,027	1.6 yrs	insufficient data
Industrial Engineering	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$93,702	+$58,893	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Marketing	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$96,856	+$62,047	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Industrial Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	103
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	82
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Engineering, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Human Development and Family Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Food Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Programming	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Soil Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Architecture	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Industrial Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Engineering, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Forestry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computational Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Plant Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Zoology/Animal Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Social Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Environmental Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Genetics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6

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.