College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina · Public
All 39 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 52 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $12,133 |
| $30k to $48k | $13,406 |
| $48k to $75k | $16,797 |
| $75k to $110k | $20,089 |
| $110k and up | $24,996 |
| All families (average) | $18,960 |
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.
39 of 91 programs could be assessed 43% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $71,360 | +$36,551 | clears the bar | $21,798 | 0.6 yrs | 177 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $58,371 | +$23,562 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.9 yrs | 171 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,926 | +$13,117 | clears the bar | $23,750 | 1.8 yrs | 168 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,342 | +$20,533 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.1 yrs | 162 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $55,660 | +$20,851 | clears the bar | $25,146 | 1.2 yrs | 120 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $58,955 | +$24,146 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 1.0 yrs | 107 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,036 | +$11,227 | clears the bar | $24,087 | 2.1 yrs | 88 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $58,317 | +$23,508 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.0 yrs | 79 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $68,348 | +$33,539 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.6 yrs | 76 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $84,187 | +$49,378 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 65 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $52,674 | +$17,865 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.2 yrs | 54 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $51,705 | +$16,896 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.4 yrs | 52 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $38,378 | +$3,569 | clears the bar | $19,826 | 5.6 yrs | 52 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $97,539 | +$62,730 | clears the bar | $36,116 | 0.6 yrs | 50 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $98,059 | +$63,250 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.4 yrs | 47 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $60,468 | +$25,659 | clears the bar | $16,554 | 0.6 yrs | 44 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,709 | +$13,900 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.8 yrs | 41 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $76,727 | +$41,918 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 41 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $85,826 | +$51,017 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 40 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $47,424 | +$12,615 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 2.0 yrs | 40 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $56,122 | +$21,313 | clears the bar | $22,875 | 1.1 yrs | 39 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $64,154 | +$29,345 | clears the bar | $23,323 | 0.8 yrs | 39 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $39,208 1-year earnings | +$4,399 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 6.1 yrs | 33 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,466 | +$7,657 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 3.3 yrs | 32 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $75,145 | +$40,336 | clears the bar | $40,493 | 1.0 yrs | 31 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,567 | +$18,758 | clears the bar | $22,632 | 1.2 yrs | 22 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | $79,857 | +$45,048 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $53,477 | +$18,668 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,613 1-year earnings | +$10,804 | clears the bar | $36,453 | 3.4 yrs | 20 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $93,285 | +$58,476 | clears the bar | $22,646 | 0.4 yrs | 19 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $54,942 | +$20,133 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $44,991 | +$10,182 | clears the bar | $26,746 | 2.6 yrs | 19 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $52,596 | +$17,787 | clears the bar | $22,375 | 1.3 yrs | 18 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $39,832 1-year earnings | +$5,023 | clears the bar | $21,067 | 4.2 yrs | 17 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $57,635 | +$22,826 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.9 yrs | 17 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $63,993 | +$29,184 | clears the bar | $22,659 | 0.8 yrs | 16 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $98,747 | +$63,938 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 14 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | Master's Degree | $71,178 | +$36,369 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Master's Degree | $54,411 | +$19,602 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Real Estate | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Music | Bachelor'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 | 16 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Archeology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Anthropology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Sustainability Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Computer Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Mathematics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Systems Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master'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 |
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.