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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at University of South Carolina Columbia

This page shows median first-year earnings for UofSC graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $41,400 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $51,700. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Chemical Engineering, with median first-year earnings of $68,800 , followed by Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at $67,000 , and International Business at $66,800 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $131,000 , followed by Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) at $105,100 , and Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $91,300 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for University of South Carolina Columbia graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for University of South Carolina Columbia graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) $131,000
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) $105,100
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $91,300
International Business (Master's Degree) $88,600
Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degree) $84,200
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $68,800
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $67,000
International Business (Bachelor’s Degree) $66,800
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) $66,700
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $64,600
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,200
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,900
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,700
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,700
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,600
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) $57,300
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $56,700
Medicine (First Professional Degree) $54,700
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $52,900
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) $52,600
Insurance (Bachelor’s Degree) $52,500
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $52,400
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $51,700
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,500
Law (First Professional Degree) $48,300
Public Health (Master's Degree) $46,500
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,100
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,900
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) $40,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,200
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $38,900
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,700
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,600
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) $37,500
Social Work (Master's Degree) $37,200
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) $37,100
Library Science and Administration (Master's Degree) $37,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,600
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,900
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,100
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,000
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,700
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,600
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,900
Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,300
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,800
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,100
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,100
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,900
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,700
Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,000
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,900
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,600
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,300
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,900
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,800
Research and Experimental Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,300
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,800
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,300
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,300
Music (Master's Degree) $22,800
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,000
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $18,100
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $14,200

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=218663.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026