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Highest earning teacher education programs in South Carolina
South Carolina teacher 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 | University of South Carolina Beaufort | Bluffton | Public, 4-year | $44,659 | 37 |
| 2 | Winthrop University | Rock Hill | Public, 4-year | $41,708 | 99 |
| 3 | College of Charleston | Charleston | Public, 4-year | $41,402 | 130 |
| 4 | Clemson University | Clemson | Public, 4-year | $41,080 | 73 |
| 5 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | Public, 4-year | $40,785 | 193 |
| 6 | Charleston Southern University | Charleston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $40,478 | 36 |
| 7 | Anderson University | Anderson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $40,385 | 87 |
| 8 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg | Public, 4-year | $40,081 | 161 |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina University | Conway | Public, 4-year | $40,053 | 145 |
| 10 | Lander University | Greenwood | Public, 4-year | $39,601 | 32 |
| 11 | North Greenville University | Tigerville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $39,562 | 71 |
| 12 | Francis Marion University | Florence | Public, 4-year | $39,122 | 53 |
| 13 | University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | Public, 4-year | $38,667 | 66 |
| 14 | Bob Jones University | Greenville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $34,152 | 35 |
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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