College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina · Public
Graduate earnings
32of 32 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year).
32 of 59 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 27: 26 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 32 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$18,960 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
$18,960 a year
About $75,840 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 | $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 |
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 91 programs could be assessed 43% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $71,360 | +$36,551 | clears the bar | $21,798 | 0.6 yrs | 178 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,926 | +$13,117 | clears the bar | $23,750 | 1.8 yrs | 161 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $58,371 | +$23,562 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.9 yrs | 153 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,342 | +$20,533 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.1 yrs | 133 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $55,660 | +$20,851 | clears the bar | $25,146 | 1.2 yrs | 129 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,036 | +$11,227 | clears the bar | $24,087 | 2.1 yrs | 115 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $68,348 | +$33,539 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.6 yrs | 95 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $58,955 | +$24,146 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 1.0 yrs | 86 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | $52,674 | +$17,865 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.2 yrs | 60 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $38,378 | +$3,569 | clears the bar | $19,826 | 5.6 yrs | 57 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $58,317 | +$23,508 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.0 yrs | 56 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $84,187 | +$49,378 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 55 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $47,424 | +$12,615 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 2.0 yrs | 55 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $97,539 | +$62,730 | above HS line | $36,116 | 0.6 yrs | 53 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $98,059 | +$63,250 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.4 yrs | 50 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $60,468 | +$25,659 | clears the bar | $16,554 | 0.6 yrs | 48 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $64,154 | +$29,345 | clears the bar | $23,323 | 0.8 yrs | 47 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $51,705 | +$16,896 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.4 yrs | 43 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,709 | +$13,900 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.8 yrs | 43 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $39,2081-year earnings | +$4,399 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $27,000 | 6.1 yrs | 37 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $85,826 | +$51,017 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 37 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $76,727 | +$41,918 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 35 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $53,477 | +$18,668 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 34 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,466 | +$7,657 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 3.3 yrs | 33 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,6131-year earnings | +$10,804 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $36,453 | 3.4 yrs | 30 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $56,122 | +$21,313 | clears the bar | $22,875 | 1.1 yrs | 28 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $63,993 | +$29,184 | clears the bar | $22,659 | 0.8 yrs | 28 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $52,596 | +$17,787 | clears the bar | $22,375 | 1.3 yrs | 24 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $44,991 | +$10,182 | clears the bar | $26,746 | 2.6 yrs | 24 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,567 | +$18,758 | clears the bar | $22,632 | 1.2 yrs | 23 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $57,635 | +$22,826 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.9 yrs | 22 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $93,285 | +$58,476 | clears the bar | $22,646 | 0.4 yrs | 21 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $75,145 | +$40,336 | above HS line | $40,493 | 1.0 yrs | 18 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | $79,857 | +$45,048 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $39,8321-year earnings | +$5,023 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $21,067 | 4.2 yrs | 14 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $98,747 | +$63,938 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 14 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Master's Degree | $54,411 | +$19,602 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $54,942 | +$20,133 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | Master's Degree | $71,178 | +$36,369 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Real Estate | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Archeology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Sustainability Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Anthropology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Systems Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor'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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