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Highest earning business administration programs in South Carolina
South Carolina business administration 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 | Charleston Southern University | Charleston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $64,920 | 41 |
| 2 | Southern Wesleyan University | Central | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,070 | 120 |
| 3 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | Public, 4-year | $50,004 | 173 |
| 4 | Anderson University | Anderson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $49,754 | 50 |
| 5 | Furman University | Greenville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $49,008 | 52 |
| 6 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | Public, 4-year | $47,993 | 330 |
| 7 | Limestone University | Gaffney | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $47,562 | 142 |
| 8 | Clemson University | Clemson | Public, 4-year | $47,260 | 346 |
| 9 | University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | Public, 4-year | $44,816 | 174 |
| 10 | Winthrop University | Rock Hill | Public, 4-year | $44,568 | 223 |
| 11 | Bob Jones University | Greenville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,419 | 49 |
| 12 | South University | Columbia | For-profit, 4-year | $43,773 | 177 |
| 13 | University of South Carolina Beaufort | Bluffton | Public, 4-year | $42,816 | 94 |
| 14 | Columbia College | Columbia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $42,514 | 42 |
| 15 | Coastal Carolina University | Conway | Public, 4-year | $41,953 | 243 |
| 16 | College of Charleston | Charleston | Public, 4-year | $41,299 | 235 |
| 17 | Presbyterian College | Clinton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $41,228 | 41 |
| 18 | North Greenville University | Tigerville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $41,041 | 74 |
| 19 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg | Public, 4-year | $40,775 | 232 |
| 20 | Coker University | Hartsville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $39,118 | 61 |
| 21 | Francis Marion University | Florence | Public, 4-year | $39,039 | 48 |
| 22 | Claflin University | Orangeburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $37,616 | 37 |
| 23 | Lander University | Greenwood | Public, 4-year | $37,208 | 140 |
| 24 | Newberry College | Newberry | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $36,773 | 34 |
| 25 | Erskine College | Due West | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $35,695 | 33 |
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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