Coastal Carolina University
Conway, South Carolina · Public
Graduate earnings
28of 29 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 1 falls short.
29 of 53 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 24: 22 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 28 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$13,966 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
$13,966 a year
About $55,864 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 | $9,563 |
| $30k to $48k | $10,292 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,938 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,350 |
| $110k and up | $20,219 |
| All families (average) | $13,966 |
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).
39 of 81 programs could be assessed 48% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,228 | +$15,419 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.6 yrs | 215 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $59,946 | +$25,137 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.9 yrs | 176 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,323 | +$10,514 | clears the bar | $23,973 | 2.3 yrs | 141 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,469 | +$10,660 | clears the bar | $25,479 | 2.4 yrs | 130 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $62,373 | +$27,564 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.9 yrs | 129 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $51,010 | +$16,201 | clears the bar | $22,333 | 1.4 yrs | 89 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $56,863 | +$22,054 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.1 yrs | 82 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,581 | +$11,772 | clears the bar | $25,565 | 2.2 yrs | 80 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $38,460 | +$3,651 | clears the bar | $25,225 | 6.9 yrs | 72 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $48,238 | +$13,429 | clears the bar | $25,625 | 1.9 yrs | 70 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $70,181 | +$35,372 | clears the bar | $25,683 | 0.7 yrs | 66 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,247 | +$16,438 | clears the bar | $24,375 | 1.5 yrs | 65 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $67,954 | +$33,145 | above HS line | $24,486 | 0.7 yrs | 61 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,056 | +$12,247 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 1.8 yrs | 60 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $55,622 | +$20,813 | above HS line | $27,717 | 1.3 yrs | 52 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $33,962 | -$847 | falls short | $27,000 | no earnings gain | 47 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $40,150 | +$5,341 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 4.7 yrs | 41 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $63,247 | +$28,438 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 40 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $50,864 | +$16,055 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.4 yrs | 34 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $63,239 | +$28,430 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.9 yrs | 33 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $53,948 | +$19,139 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 1.3 yrs | 31 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $37,707 | +$2,898 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 7.9 yrs | 27 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | $84,573 | +$49,764 | above HS line | $30,750 | 0.6 yrs | 25 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $62,607 | +$27,798 | above HS line | $30,750 | 1.1 yrs | 24 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $36,007 | +$1,198 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 16.7 yrs | 24 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $49,222 | +$14,413 | clears the bar | $25,062 | 1.7 yrs | 24 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,896 | +$12,087 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.2 yrs | 23 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $50,580 | +$15,771 | above HS line | $33,461 | 2.1 yrs | 21 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $56,600 | +$21,791 | above HS line | $29,982 | 1.4 yrs | 15 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $66,494 | +$31,685 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $59,575 | +$24,766 | clears the bar | $21,937 | 0.9 yrs | 15 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $49,005 | +$14,196 | clears the bar | $25,563 | 1.8 yrs | 13 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $57,105 | +$22,296 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $79,486 | +$44,677 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.5 yrs | 10 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $84,0211-year earnings | +$49,212 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $16,666 | 0.3 yrs | 9 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $77,999 | +$43,190 | clears the bar | $20,336 | 0.5 yrs | 8 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $61,910 | +$27,101 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $59,208 | +$24,399 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $57,456 | +$22,647 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Education, Other | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physics | 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 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 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 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Area Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sustainability Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Philosophy | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Archeology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Gerontology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master'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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