University of South Carolina-Columbia
University of South Carolina-Columbia is a public college in Columbia, SC. Its average net price is $22,197 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 | $13,832 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $14,286 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $17,357 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $23,410 |
| $110,001 and up | $28,504 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $57,672 |
| 8 years after entry | $64,290 |
| 10 years after entry | $69,024 |
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 | $64,739 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $22,250 n=110 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $78,673 National median for this major n=4,568 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | $19,482 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $40,191 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $22,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Biology | $34,180 n=270 | $23,248 n=402 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $64,409 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $54,865 n=260 | $20,000 n=242 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $65,675 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Chemical Engineering | $78,869 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | $22,135 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Civil Engineering | $71,556 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communications | $44,648 n=107 | $25,875 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Computer Engineering | $72,751 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $19,750 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Computer Science | $69,991 n=286 | $24,101 n=259 |
| Criminal Justice | $40,341 n=217 | $23,250 n=261 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | 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 | $30,066 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Economics | $53,729 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,466 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $29,649 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Environmental Conservation | $37,462 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $22,000 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $26,269 n=131 | $25,000 n=112 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $69,692 n=422 | $21,500 n=421 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $52,597 n=155 | $22,777 n=144 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| 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 |
| History | $33,035 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,876 n=173 | $23,250 n=154 |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | $24,975 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Insurance | $69,288 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $21,250 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| International Business | $72,633 n=100 | $23,250 n=117 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $43,336 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Journalism | $39,037 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $39,605 n=131 | $24,250 n=138 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $70,904 n=152 | $20,500 n=168 |
| Marketing | $59,271 n=287 | $21,500 n=329 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | $20,687 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $73,872 n=232 | $24,750 n=151 |
| Music | $44,297 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $23,899 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | 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 | $34,833 n=119 | $21,500 n=179 |
| Political Science and Government | $42,727 n=174 | $21,500 n=231 |
| Psychology | $37,251 National median for this major n=100,431 | Not published |
| Public Health | $38,470 n=379 | $23,250 n=470 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $49,640 n=234 | $23,250 n=193 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $44,318 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $23,124 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Real Estate | $63,254 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Registered Nursing | $79,619 n=314 | $23,250 n=285 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $33,075 n=270 | $21,500 n=469 |
| 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 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,160 National median for this major n=17,635 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Sociology | $36,425 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $25,928 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $51,485 n=260 | $21,500 n=287 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $34,626 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $23,618 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $42,832 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Teaching | $42,994 n=200 | $26,000 n=186 |
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