Private nonprofit · Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston Southern University: cost, debt and earnings by major
23 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $20,661
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 50%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 96%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,893
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $22,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 8.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $17,825 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $19,966 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $18,299 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $21,634 |
| $110,000+ | $23,963 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (16)
- Computer Science$97,290
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,175
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,117
- Accounting and Related Services$58,600
- Human Resources Management and Services$57,482
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$57,253
- Marketing$57,179
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$53,162
- Communication and Media Studies$50,824
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$48,154
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$47,715
- Biology, General$46,399
- Social Sciences, General$44,416
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$43,743
- Psychology, General$41,934
- Design and Applied Arts$41,925
Master's programs (6)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$102,152 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,984
- Educational Administration and Supervision$66,271
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,377
- Human Resources Management and Services$60,320 (1 yr)
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,502 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (1)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$83,562 (1 yr)