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Highest earning criminal justice programs in South Carolina
South Carolina criminal justice 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 | Columbia College | Columbia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $50,519 | 120 |
| 2 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | Public, 4-year | $45,235 | 87 |
| 3 | South University | Columbia | For-profit, 4-year | $37,713 | 76 |
| 4 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | Public, 4-year | $35,781 | 246 |
| 5 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg | Public, 4-year | $34,447 | 121 |
| 6 | South Carolina State University | Orangeburg | Public, 4-year | $32,576 | 41 |
| 7 | Claflin University | Orangeburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $29,424 | 44 |
| 8 | Benedict College | Columbia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $23,838 | 38 |
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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