University of South Carolina Beaufort

Bluffton, South Carolina · Public

Of 10 assessed programs, 9 leave graduates out-earning a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 16 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

Family incomeNet price per year
Under $30k$11,397
$30k to $48k$10,614
$48k to $75k$13,846
$75k to $110k$19,001
$110k and up$20,250
All families (average)$14,656

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.

10 of 26 programs could be assessed 38% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical South Carolina high-school graduate.
ProgramDegreeMedian earningsvs a high-school gradVerdictMedian debtYears to repayRecent completers
NursingBachelor's Degree$70,311+$35,502clears the bar$27,0000.8 yrs59
BiologyBachelor's Degree$45,680+$10,871clears the bar$21,7502.0 yrs46
Business AdministrationBachelor's Degree$56,852+$22,043clears the bar$25,2501.1 yrs46
PsychologyBachelor's Degree$50,776+$15,967clears the bar$23,2501.5 yrs35
Hospitality ManagementBachelor's Degree$45,953+$11,144clears the bar$23,6412.1 yrs34
Public HealthBachelor's Degree$33,628 1-year earnings-$1,181falls short$25,000insufficient data25
Communications and MediaBachelor's Degree$49,545+$14,736clears the bar$24,7501.7 yrs22
Social SciencesBachelor's Degree$44,888+$10,079clears the bar$26,0002.6 yrs22
Teacher Education (by level)Bachelor's Degree$47,705+$12,896clears the bar$26,1872.0 yrs14
Computational ScienceBachelor's Degree$43,834 1-year earnings+$9,025clears the barinsufficient datainsufficient data9
Liberal Arts and General StudiesBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data18
Fine ArtsBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data12
EnglishBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data6
Computational ScienceMaster's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data5
HistoryBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data5
SociologyBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data4
Computer and Information ScienceBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data2
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data1
MathematicsBachelor's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUndergraduate Certificate or Diplomainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
GerontologyUndergraduate Certificate or Diplomainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Computational ScienceAssociate's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
PsychologyAssociate's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Fine ArtsAssociate's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data0
Teacher Education (by subject)Master's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAssociate's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient 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.