College of Charleston
College of Charleston is a public college in Charleston, SC. Its average net price is $18,177 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 | $14,245 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $13,240 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $14,854 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $18,141 |
| $110,001 and up | $25,459 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $48,876 |
| 8 years after entry | $55,756 |
| 10 years after entry | $63,018 |
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 | $55,543 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $21,667 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Archeology | $30,319 National median for this major n=144 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $36,507 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,558 n=137 | $22,500 n=143 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $53,792 n=169 | $22,217 n=159 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communications | $42,620 n=168 | $20,500 n=160 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $74,524 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $23,911 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $48,533 National median for this major n=3,677 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | $25,125 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $37,530 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $22,750 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $61,455 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | $31,353 National median for this major n=79 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | $24,750 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,379 Small program - rough guide n=48 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| International Business | $53,863 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $15,750 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Marketing | $50,407 n=101 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | $24,500 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Resources and Conservation, Other | $36,547 National median for this major n=174 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $32,301 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $21,250 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Political Science and Government | $39,641 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Psychology | $35,567 n=135 | $21,500 n=172 |
| Public Health | $37,169 n=106 | $19,750 n=118 |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | $19,125 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $44,675 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Sociology | $34,238 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,372 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $22,025 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Systems Engineering | $82,292 National median for this major n=529 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $44,614 n=105 | $20,772 n=108 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
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