Charleston Southern University
Charleston Southern University is a private nonprofit college in Charleston, SC. Its average net price is $20,661 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $17,825 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $19,966 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $18,299 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $21,634 |
| $110,001 and up | $23,963 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $45,634 |
| 8 years after entry | $49,327 |
| 10 years after entry | $52,265 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,798 National median for this major n=44,210 | Not published |
| Air Transportation | $55,780 National median for this major n=5,818 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $37,417 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $25,250 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $58,871 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $23,120 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | Not published |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $45,948 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $24,225 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | Not published |
| Marketing | $52,121 National median for this major n=47,563 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Military Systems and Maintenance Technology | $81,792 National median for this major n=86 | Not published |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | $29,880 National median for this major n=416 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $39,088 National median for this major n=528 | Not published |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | Not published |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | $35,268 National median for this major n=1,162 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $37,260 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $26,955 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Registered Nursing | $73,809 n=140 | $29,250 n=114 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Religious Music and Worship | $35,829 National median for this major n=364 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $46,655 National median for this major n=2,893 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $41,737 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $23,200 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | $36,786 National median for this major n=1,754 | Not published |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $33,118 National median for this major n=2,431 | Not published |
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