University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina · Public

Of 92 assessed programs, 89 leave graduates out-earning a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 156 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,634
$30k to $48k	$14,953
$48k to $75k	$19,859
$75k to $110k	$24,478
$110k and up	$28,125
All families (average)	$22,811

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.

92 of 248 programs could be assessed 37% 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
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$92,578	+$57,769	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	608
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$58,715	+$23,906	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	438
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,669	+$23,860	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	369
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,090	+$16,281	clears the bar	$21,500	1.3 yrs	342
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$81,945	+$47,136	clears the bar	$23,250	0.5 yrs	335
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$67,705	+$32,896	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	290
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$70,527	+$35,718	clears the bar	$22,497	0.6 yrs	281
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$80,768	+$45,959	clears the bar	$23,375	0.5 yrs	232
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$50,847	+$16,038	clears the bar	$20,500	1.3 yrs	222
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$84,720	+$49,911	clears the bar	$23,250	0.5 yrs	214
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$65,464	+$30,655	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	204
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$65,248	+$30,439	clears the bar	$22,990	0.8 yrs	200
Law	First Professional Degree	$93,806	+$58,997	clears the bar	$115,354	2.0 yrs	200
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$130,641	+$95,832	clears the bar	$210,899	2.2 yrs	198
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$98,020	+$63,211	clears the bar	$22,497	0.4 yrs	198
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$63,534	+$28,725	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	192
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,296	+$56,487	clears the bar	$22,750	0.4 yrs	183
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$107,205	+$72,396	clears the bar	$25,174	0.3 yrs	172
Nursing	Master's Degree	$123,101	+$88,292	clears the bar	$44,143	0.5 yrs	169
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$43,687	+$8,878	clears the bar	$24,490	2.8 yrs	167
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$56,688	+$21,879	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	166
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$138,445	+$103,636	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	155
Social Work	Master's Degree	$56,741	+$21,932	clears the bar	$41,000	1.9 yrs	149
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$52,842	+$18,033	clears the bar	$38,620	2.1 yrs	147
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$86,507	+$51,698	clears the bar	$25,283	0.5 yrs	139
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$64,631	+$29,822	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	137
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,990	+$14,181	clears the bar	$19,500	1.4 yrs	119
Insurance	Bachelor's Degree	$96,539	+$61,730	clears the bar	$25,173	0.4 yrs	119
International Business	Master's Degree	$115,551	+$80,742	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	111
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$53,247	+$18,438	clears the bar	$22,500	1.2 yrs	105
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$128,762	+$93,953	clears the bar	$113,000	1.2 yrs	102
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$40,962	+$6,153	clears the bar	$22,500	3.7 yrs	100
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$77,536	+$42,727	clears the bar	$21,434	0.5 yrs	96
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$62,214	+$27,405	clears the bar	$21,500	0.8 yrs	86
English	Bachelor's Degree	$45,185	+$10,376	clears the bar	$24,250	2.3 yrs	74
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$85,620	+$50,811	clears the bar	$85,000	1.7 yrs	73
History	Bachelor's Degree	$45,595	+$10,786	clears the bar	$20,500	1.9 yrs	73
Education	Master's Degree	$55,759	+$20,950	clears the bar	$30,301	1.4 yrs	72
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$68,215	+$33,406	clears the bar	$32,251	1.0 yrs	72
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,148	+$49,339	clears the bar	$26,000	0.5 yrs	72
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$67,202	+$32,393	clears the bar	$23,250	0.7 yrs	72
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$94,547	+$59,738	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	72
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$53,294	+$18,485	clears the bar	$21,750	1.2 yrs	67
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$63,439	+$28,630	clears the bar	$66,000	2.3 yrs	62
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$80,374	+$45,565	clears the bar	$55,313	1.2 yrs	60
Accounting	Master's Degree	$89,511	+$54,702	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	58
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$50,447	+$15,638	clears the bar	$24,000	1.5 yrs	57
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,244	+$63,435	clears the bar	$26,241	0.4 yrs	56
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	$84,558	+$49,749	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	56
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,093	+$20,284	clears the bar	$18,965	0.9 yrs	55
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$51,397	+$16,588	clears the bar	$30,464	1.8 yrs	53
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$45,181	+$10,372	clears the bar	$27,000	2.6 yrs	53
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$67,786	+$32,977	clears the bar	$30,110	0.9 yrs	49
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$62,278	+$27,469	clears the bar	$22,100	0.8 yrs	48
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,927	+$63,118	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	47
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$49,401	+$14,592	clears the bar	$21,467	1.5 yrs	43
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$39,517	+$4,708	clears the bar	$23,125	4.9 yrs	43
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$56,196	+$21,387	clears the bar	$33,380	1.6 yrs	41
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$57,024	+$22,215	clears the bar	$39,122	1.8 yrs	40
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$109,116	+$74,307	clears the bar	$25,675	0.3 yrs	40
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$54,781	+$19,972	clears the bar	$18,875	0.9 yrs	40
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,042	+$65,233	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	38
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$136,605	+$101,796	clears the bar	$30,442	0.3 yrs	38
Public Health	Master's Degree	$70,866	+$36,057	clears the bar	$54,811	1.5 yrs	35
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$32,064 1-year earnings	-$2,745	falls short	$19,500	insufficient data	34
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$77,621	+$42,812	clears the bar	$111,000	2.6 yrs	30
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,758	+$7,949	clears the bar	$18,000	2.3 yrs	26
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$58,462	+$23,653	clears the bar	$23,263	1.0 yrs	25
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$30,936 1-year earnings	-$3,873	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,293	+$18,484	clears the bar	$25,250	1.4 yrs	22
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$59,472	+$24,663	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	21
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$110,812	+$76,003	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Music	Master's Degree	$54,634	+$19,825	clears the bar	$38,386	1.9 yrs	19
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	$105,588 1-year earnings	+$70,779	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Management Science	Master's Degree	$121,711	+$86,902	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	18
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$21,411 1-year earnings	-$13,398	falls short	$22,590	insufficient data	17
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$69,543 1-year earnings	+$34,734	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$73,895	+$39,086	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Music	Doctoral Degree	$46,203	+$11,394	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$105,165	+$70,356	clears the bar	$44,964	0.6 yrs	17
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,804	+$10,995	clears the bar	$21,910	2.0 yrs	16
Biology	Master's Degree	$37,107 1-year earnings	+$2,298	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$55,274	+$20,465	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	$55,779 1-year earnings	+$20,970	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$70,284	+$35,475	clears the bar	$23,250	0.7 yrs	14
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$61,423	+$26,614	clears the bar	$26,836	1.0 yrs	12
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$121,489	+$86,680	clears the bar	$62,452	0.7 yrs	10
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$62,547	+$27,738	clears the bar	$55,427	2.0 yrs	7
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$139,919	+$105,110	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$38,744	+$3,935	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,234	+$12,425	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	$106,936	+$72,127	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	158
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	77
International Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Hospitality Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physical and Occupational Therapy	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	11
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Genetics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Special Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Library Science and Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Applied Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4

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.