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# Coastal Carolina University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated October 1, 2026

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## How much do Coastal Carolina University graduates earn?

The reported median is $52,398 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $65,610 as its benchmark; the difference is \-$13,212 per year.

Access is the stronger Azimuth pillar at Coastal Carolina University, whereas the return evidence is less favorable. Among nonprofit four-year institutions, its return pillar is in the 15th percentile.

Graduates earn about $13,971 less than the model expects for similar students. [Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/), the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, is in the 10th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $7,617. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $21,588.

Four years after completion, federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $52,398, placing them in the 25th percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $65,610; the university is $13,212 below that mark. The model comparison and peer comparison both point in the same direction.

Earnings can differ widely across the earnings scenarios tied to the university’s program mix. The downside scenario is $41,942, and the upside scenario is $64,790; both are earnings scenarios rather than observed groups of graduates.

At the higher end, median earnings four years after completion are $77,999 in Information Science/Studies, $70,181 in Finance, and $63,247 in Computer and Information Sciences. Those program results sit well above the downside scenario, showing why the modeled range is broad.

Further study matters when reading the four-year earnings figure. An estimated 28.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

The earnings measure covers completers who are working and not enrolled, so those continuing their education are outside that snapshot.

**Median earnings · four years after completion**
$52,398

**Rank for difference from expectations**
10th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

**Coastal Carolina University reported median**
$52,398

**Peer schools comparable schools · $13,212 above Coastal Carolina University**
$65,610

**Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $13,971 above Coastal Carolina University**
$66,369

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. [How the model works](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

## How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $41,942 to $64,790, around the reported median of $52,398. Compare the lower scenario with [Coastal Carolina University borrowing and monthly payments](/school/coastal-carolina-university/cost/) to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

**Lower estimate**
$41,942

**Median · reported**
$52,398

**Higher estimate**
$64,790

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

[Why the downside matters](/analysis/median-roi-hides-a-harsh-reality/) explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. [Read about the move to four-year earnings](/analysis/college-scorecard-2026-4-year-vs-10-year-earnings-2-2/).

## Do Coastal Carolina University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls [value added](/methodology/#value-added).

Coastal Carolina University graduates’ reported earnings are $13,971 below that expectation, the 10th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Coastal Carolina University caused a student to earn. [Read how expected earnings are estimated](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

What explains value-added earnings?

**Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.**
+$7,617

**Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.**
\-$21,588

**Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.**
\-$13,971

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

## Which fields at Coastal Carolina University report the highest earnings?

Information Science/Studies sits at the higher-earning end at $77,999 four years after completion, though it accounted for 11 degrees awarded. Finance also falls on that end, with median earnings of $70,181 and 55 degrees awarded.

These fields show higher earnings among programs with comparatively smaller award totals. The picture is more moderate in larger programs.

Kinesiology and Physical Education recorded $50,228 four years after completion across 198 degrees awarded, and Psychology recorded $45,469 across 127 degrees awarded. The contrast between these fields and the higher-earning programs makes the choice of field especially relevant when reading the university’s overall earnings figure.

Program earnings range widely across Coastal Carolina’s higher-earning fields, so the field chosen matters to the outcome. Information Science/Studies awarded 11 degrees and had median earnings of $77,999 four years after completion.

Finance awarded 55 degrees, with median earnings of $70,181 at the same point. Computer and Information Sciences awarded 42 degrees and showed $63,247 in median earnings four years after completion.

Accounting awarded 41 degrees and had median earnings of $63,239. The range across these fields gives the overall earnings figure important context.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

**Information Science/Studies**
$77,999

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
$70,181

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
$63,247

**Accounting and Related Services**
$63,239

**Marketing**
$62,373

**Business/Managerial Economics**
$61,910

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
$59,946

**Health and Medical Administrative Services**
$59,575

[Explore Coastal Carolina University program cohorts and field ranks](/school/coastal-carolina-university/majors/#largest-cohorts) for more context.

## Further analysis

Program choice changes the modeled earnings picture. Based on the program mix, the downside earnings scenario is $41,942, the typical scenario is $52,398, and the upside scenario is $64,790.

Information Science/Studies reaches $77,999 four years after completion; among the largest programs, Psychology is at $45,469. The spread shows variation by field, not observed groups.

The earnings picture at Coastal Carolina University is restrained: federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled report median earnings of $52,398 four years after completion. Azimuth places that earnings measure in the 25th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, using an earnings cohort of 2,533 completers.

Graduates earn about $13,971 less than the model expects for similar students. The model measure [earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) is the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students.

The earnings scenarios span $41,942 in the downside scenario, $52,398 in the typical scenario, and $64,790 in the upside scenario. An estimated 28.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

The scenario range and the Azimuth percentile point to the same restrained earnings picture.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).