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Highest earning associate's liberal arts programs in South Carolina
South Carolina liberal arts programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | Public, 2-year | $29,688 | 228 |
| 2 | Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | Public, 2-year | $28,222 | 79 |
| 3 | Greenville Technical College | Greenville | Public, 4-year | $27,684 | 144 |
| 4 | York Technical College | Rock Hill | Public, 2-year | $27,088 | 129 |
| 5 | Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | Public, 2-year | $26,724 | 120 |
| 6 | Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | Public, 2-year | $26,254 | 46 |
| 7 | Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | Public, 2-year | $25,532 | 43 |
| 8 | Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | Public, 2-year | $22,578 | 44 |
| 9 | University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | Allendale | Public, 2-year | $19,438 | 44 |
| 10 | University of South Carolina-Sumter | Sumter | Public, 2-year | $18,517 | 45 |
| 11 | Spartanburg Methodist College | Spartanburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $14,509 | 82 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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