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Highest earning sports, kinesiology, and physical education programs in South Carolina
South Carolina sports, kinesiology, and physical education 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 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | Public, 4-year | $43,727 | 36 |
| 2 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | Public, 4-year | $40,702 | 213 |
| 3 | Newberry College | Newberry | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $33,159 | 40 |
| 4 | Bob Jones University | Greenville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $32,481 | 30 |
| 5 | Winthrop University | Rock Hill | Public, 4-year | $30,527 | 78 |
| 6 | Coastal Carolina University | Conway | Public, 4-year | $27,920 | 233 |
| 7 | North Greenville University | Tigerville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $27,537 | 39 |
| 8 | Lander University | Greenwood | Public, 4-year | $27,155 | 33 |
| 9 | Limestone University | Gaffney | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $26,809 | 30 |
| 10 | University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | Public, 4-year | $25,467 | 58 |
| 11 | Claflin University | Orangeburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,642 | 47 |
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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