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University of South Carolina-Columbia Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at University of South Carolina-Columbia?
63 of 63 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering | 40 | $109,116 | #77 |
| International Business | 172 | $107,205 | #4 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 38 | $100,042 | #139 |
| Chemical Engineering | 56 | $98,244 | #74 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 198 | $98,020 | #23 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 47 | $97,927 | #47 |
| Insurance | 119 | $96,539 | #4 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 72 | $94,547 | #11 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 608 | $92,578 | #41 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 183 | $91,296 | #118 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 139 | $86,507 | #81 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 214 | $84,720 | #111 |
| Real Estate | 56 | $84,558 | #12 |
| Civil Engineering | 72 | $84,148 | #116 |
| Marketing | 335 | $81,945 | #35 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 232 | $80,768 | #241 |
| Economics | 96 | $77,536 | #119 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 281 | $70,527 | #143 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 14 | $70,284 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 290 | $67,705 | #20 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 72 | $67,202 | #43 |
| Political Science and Government | 204 | $65,464 | #91 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 200 | $65,248 | #30 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | 137 | $64,631 | #11 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 192 | $63,534 | #13 |
| Mathematics | 48 | $62,278 | #171 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 86 | $62,214 | #14 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 12 | $61,423 | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 21 | $59,472 | #46 |
| Public Health | 438 | $58,715 | #41 |
| Biology, General | 369 | $58,669 | #145 |
| Chemistry | 25 | $58,462 | #132 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 166 | $56,688 | #35 |
| Dance small degree count | 15 | $55,274 | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 55 | $55,093 | #12 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 40 | $54,781 | #60 |
| Journalism | 67 | $53,294 | #64 |
| Sociology | 22 | $53,293 | #164 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 105 | $53,247 | #156 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 342 | $51,090 | #35 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 222 | $50,847 | #138 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 57 | $50,447 | #118 |
| Social Work | 43 | $49,401 | #149 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 119 | $48,990 | #128 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 16 | $45,804 | — |
| History | 73 | $45,595 | #201 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 74 | $45,185 | #215 |
| Music | 53 | $45,181 | #72 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 167 | $43,687 | #197 |
| Anthropology | 26 | $42,758 | #98 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 100 | $40,962 | #55 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 43 | $39,517 | #165 |
| Area Studies | 34 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Information Science/Studies small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 77 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at University of South Carolina-Columbia?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do University of South Carolina-Columbia majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- International Business#4
- Insurance#4
- Business/Managerial Economics#11
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations#11
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology#12
- Real Estate#12
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences#13
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication#14
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness#20
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods#23
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication#30
- Research and Experimental Psychology#35
- Hospitality Administration/Management#35
- Marketing#35
- Public Health#41
- Finance and Financial Management Services#41
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology#43
- Geography and Cartography#46
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering#47
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
Outcomes at University of South Carolina-Columbia depend heavily on the field a student chooses. The university has 48 ranked programs and earnings data for 52 fields.
The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 32.2% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 10.7% and Biological Sciences at 9.7%. The largest program, Finance, awarded 608 degrees and carries an Azimuth rank of #41 within its field, with graduates earning a median of $92,578 four years after completion.
International Business is ranked #4 nationally, with 172 degrees awarded and median earnings of $107,205. Computer Engineering graduates report the highest earnings at $109,116, from a much smaller cohort of 40 degrees a year.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, 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.