Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina · Public

All 12 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 34 could not be assessed.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

12 of 46 programs could be assessed 26% 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
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,576	+$43,767	clears the bar	$15,000	0.3 yrs	182
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$96,864	+$62,055	clears the bar	$214,651	3.5 yrs	153
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$78,839	+$44,030	clears the bar	$133,357	3.0 yrs	120
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$180,400	+$145,591	clears the bar	$125,779	0.9 yrs	116
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$110,118	+$75,309	clears the bar	$91,247	1.2 yrs	89
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$172,695	+$137,886	clears the bar	$357,444	2.6 yrs	76
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$135,953	+$101,144	clears the bar	$172,807	1.7 yrs	70
Nursing	Master's Degree	$187,865	+$153,056	clears the bar	$103,353	0.7 yrs	61
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$88,321	+$53,512	clears the bar	$70,167	1.3 yrs	58
Healthcare Administration	Doctoral Degree	$136,922	+$102,113	clears the bar	$123,122	1.2 yrs	20
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$77,660	+$42,851	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$70,076	+$35,267	clears the bar	$99,796	2.8 yrs	0
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pharmacy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Zoology/Animal Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Dentistry	Doctoral 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
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medicine	Doctoral 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, 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.