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# University of South Carolina-Columbia Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at University of South Carolina-Columbia?

The University of South Carolina-Columbia awards bachelor's degrees across 52 fields with published four-year earnings, and [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 48 of them nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. The highest-earning program, Computer Engineering, shows a median of $109,116 four years after completion, though it awarded only 40 degrees.

International Business follows at $107,205 with 172 degrees awarded. Finance, the biggest with 608 degrees awarded, reaches a median of $92,578 and an Azimuth national rank of #41.

Public Health and Biology, with 438 and 369 degrees awarded respectively, sit at $58,715 (ranked #41) and $58,669 (ranked #145). The contrast between a high-earning business program and more moderate-earning health and science fields is typical of the spread at this university.

### Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

-   Business**2,283 · 32.2%**
-   Health professions**759 · 10.7%**
-   Biological sciences**688 · 9.7%**
-   Communication**458 · 6.5%**
-   Engineering**442 · 6.2%**
-   Other**2,469 · 34.8%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

63 of 63 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Engineering 40 degrees awarded**
$109,116

**International Business 172 degrees awarded**
$107,205

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 38 degrees awarded**
$100,042

**Chemical Engineering 56 degrees awarded**
$98,244

**Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 198 degrees awarded**
$98,020

**Biomedical/Medical Engineering 47 degrees awarded**
$97,927

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs

Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| 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](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at University of South Carolina-Columbia?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
608

**Public Health**
438

**Biology, General**
369

**Research and Experimental Psychology**
342

**Marketing**
335

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
290

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
281

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
232

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
222

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
214

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do University of South Carolina-Columbia majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  International Business**#4**
2.  Insurance**#4**
3.  Business/Managerial Economics**#11**
4.  General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations**#11**
5.  Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology**#12**
6.  Real Estate**#12**
7.  Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences**#13**
8.  Radio, Television, and Digital Communication**#14**
9.  Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**#20**
10.  Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods**#23**
11.  Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication**#30**
12.  Research and Experimental Psychology**#35**
13.  Hospitality Administration/Management**#35**
14.  Marketing**#35**
15.  Public Health**#41**
16.  Finance and Financial Management Services**#41**
17.  Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology**#43**
18.  Geography and Cartography**#46**
19.  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.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## 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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 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](/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/).