Best Earnings After Graduation in South Carolina
25 schools ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment from College Scorecard. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston · public | $20,723 | 73.5% | $72,085 | 22.7% |
| 2 | Clemson University Clemson · public | $22,253 | 84.4% | $71,513 | 38.3% |
| 3 | Wofford College Spartanburg · private | $18,732 | 81.2% | $68,964 | 51.9% |
| 4 | Furman University Greenville · private | $30,308 | 83.6% | $68,635 | 43.0% |
| 5 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia · public | $22,811 | 76.6% | $62,177 | 60.2% |
| 6 | Presbyterian College Clinton · private | $20,528 | 62.8% | $60,194 | 68.4% |
| 7 | College of Charleston Charleston · public | $18,960 | 64.4% | $56,416 | 60.0% |
| 8 | Erskine College Due West · private | $16,525 | 50.3% | $53,459 | 62.7% |
| 9 | University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg · public | $13,557 | 58.2% | $48,587 | 67.3% |
| 10 | University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton · public | $14,656 | 39.9% | $48,088 | 72.5% |
| 11 | Newberry College Newberry · private | $21,656 | 53.3% | $48,040 | 89.8% |
| 12 | Southern Wesleyan University Central · private | $15,464 | 55.2% | $47,756 | 99.5% |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina University Conway · public | $13,966 | 52.5% | $47,258 | 75.3% |
| 14 | Winthrop University Rock Hill · public | $15,343 | 59.9% | $47,185 | 79.3% |
| 15 | Charleston Southern University Charleston · private | $21,666 | 46.1% | $45,898 | 96.5% |
| 16 | University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken · public | $11,641 | 45.7% | $45,603 | 78.5% |
| 17 | Limestone University Gaffney · private | $19,588 | 38.8% | $44,999 | 97.3% |
| 18 | Bob Jones University Greenville · private | $16,641 | 66.2% | $44,354 | — |
| 19 | Francis Marion University Florence · public | $11,386 | 45.1% | $43,888 | 86.4% |
| 20 | North Greenville University Tigerville · private | $21,063 | 55.0% | $43,035 | 66.7% |
| 21 | Spartanburg Methodist College Spartanburg · community | $14,580 | 36.0% | $42,895 | 78.2% |
| 22 | University of South Carolina-Sumter Sumter · community | $7,712 | 26.6% | $42,437 | 74.1% |
| 23 | Lander University Greenwood · public | $15,363 | 52.8% | $42,396 | 81.3% |
| 24 | Anderson University Anderson · private | $23,544 | 62.3% | $42,101 | 54.7% |
| 25 | Columbia College Columbia · private | $18,408 | 52.3% | $41,338 | 93.9% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.