University of South Carolina-Upstate
Spartanburg, South Carolina · Public
Graduate earnings
18of 18 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical South Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year).
18 of 37 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 19: 17 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 10 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$13,557 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
$13,557 a year
About $54,228 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 | $11,618 |
| $30k to $48k | $11,537 |
| $48k to $75k | $13,394 |
| $75k to $110k | $17,356 |
| $110k and up | $19,325 |
| All families (average) | $13,557 |
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).
18 of 47 programs could be assessed 38% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $79,947 | +$45,138 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 0.4 yrs | 257 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $42,119 | +$7,310 | clears the bar | $24,812 | 3.4 yrs | 95 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $48,209 | +$13,400 | clears the bar | $23,655 | 1.8 yrs | 81 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,659 | +$10,850 | clears the bar | $24,094 | 2.2 yrs | 80 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $46,121 | +$11,312 | clears the bar | $24,450 | 2.2 yrs | 64 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $45,761 | +$10,952 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 2.1 yrs | 58 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $61,967 | +$27,158 | clears the bar | $22,325 | 0.8 yrs | 50 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $67,286 | +$32,477 | clears the bar | $27,500 | 0.8 yrs | 42 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $45,298 | +$10,489 | clears the bar | $25,200 | 2.4 yrs | 35 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,139 | +$13,330 | clears the bar | $22,225 | 1.7 yrs | 27 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $47,796 | +$12,987 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $35,612 | +$803 | clears the bar | $21,042 | 26.2 yrs | 22 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $36,368 | +$1,559 | clears the bar | $31,000 | 19.9 yrs | 15 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $36,785 | +$1,976 | clears the bar | $18,671 | 9.4 yrs | 15 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $48,6641-year earnings | +$13,855 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $39,5111-year earnings | +$4,702 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $26,000 | 5.5 yrs | 10 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,745 | +$8,936 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 3.0 yrs | 9 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $40,3221-year earnings | +$5,513 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $22,500 | 4.1 yrs | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 85 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,625 | not assessed | 22 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Management Information Systems | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Work | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Information Systems | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Criminal Justice | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Social Work | Master'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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