Southern Wesleyan University

Central, South Carolina · Private, nonprofit

Of 13 assessed programs, 10 leave graduates out-earning a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 33 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$14,084
$30k to $48k	$14,218
$48k to $75k	$14,230
$75k to $110k	$14,899
$110k and up	$17,381
All families (average)	$15,464

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.

13 of 46 programs could be assessed 28% 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	$62,278	+$27,469	clears the bar	$30,000	1.1 yrs	74
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$47,528	+$12,719	clears the bar	$27,041	2.1 yrs	29
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$83,798	+$48,989	clears the bar	$27,333	0.6 yrs	22
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$42,006 1-year earnings	+$7,197	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$44,824	+$10,015	clears the bar	$21,783	2.2 yrs	19
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$28,636 1-year earnings	-$6,173	falls short	$22,524	insufficient data	19
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$66,845	+$32,036	clears the bar	$31,566	1.0 yrs	17
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$31,326 1-year earnings	-$3,483	falls short	$32,521	insufficient data	16
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$65,410	+$30,601	clears the bar	$31,000	1.0 yrs	15
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,882	+$13,073	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$25,785 1-year earnings	-$9,024	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,534	+$17,725	clears the bar	$20,500	1.2 yrs	8
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$55,963	+$21,154	clears the bar	$18,425	0.9 yrs	6
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Psychology	Bachelor's 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	9
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Music and Worship	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	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
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

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.