Public · Columbia, South Carolina
University of South Carolina-Columbia: cost, debt and earnings by major
90 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $22,197
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 79%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 60%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 29,820
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $20,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 3.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $13,832 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $14,286 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $17,357 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $23,410 |
| $110,000+ | $28,504 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Associate's programs (1)
Bachelor's programs (55)
- Computer Engineering$109,116
- International Business$107,205
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,042
- Chemical Engineering$98,244
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$98,020
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$97,927
- Insurance$96,539
- Business/Managerial Economics$94,547
- Finance and Financial Management Services$92,578
- Mechanical Engineering$91,296
- Accounting and Related Services$86,507
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$84,720
- Real Estate$84,558
- Civil Engineering$84,148
- Marketing$81,945
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,768
- Economics$77,536
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,527
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$70,284
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$67,705
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$67,202
- Political Science and Government$65,464
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$65,248
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$64,631
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$63,534
- Mathematics$62,278
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$62,214
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$61,423
- Geography and Cartography$59,472
- Public Health$58,715
- Biology, General$58,669
- Chemistry$58,462
- Information Science/Studies$57,165 (1 yr)
- Hospitality Administration/Management$56,688
- Dance$55,274
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$55,093
- International Relations and National Security Studies$54,781
- Journalism$53,294
- Sociology$53,293
- Communication and Media Studies$53,247
- Research and Experimental Psychology$51,090
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$50,847
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$50,447
- Social Work$49,401
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,990
- Psychology, General$47,234
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,804
- History$45,595
- English Language and Literature, General$45,185
- Music$45,181
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$43,687
- Anthropology$42,758
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$40,962
- Fine and Studio Arts$39,517
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$25,592 (1 yr)
Post-baccalaureate certificate programs (2)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$104,543 (1 yr)
- International Business$75,528 (1 yr)
Master's programs (22)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$138,445
- Human Resources Management and Services$136,605
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$123,101
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$121,711
- International Business$115,551
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$105,165
- Accounting and Related Services$89,511
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$85,620
- Public Administration$73,895
- Public Health$70,866
- Educational Administration and Supervision$68,215
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$67,786
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$63,439
- Journalism$60,626 (1 yr)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$60,350 (1 yr)
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$57,024
- Social Work$56,741
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$56,196
- Education, General$55,759
- Music$54,634
- Library Science and Administration$52,842
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$51,397
Doctoral programs (5)
First professional programs (3)
- Medicine$130,641
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$128,762
- Law$93,806