Which College of Charleston major has the lowest debt?

International Studies graduates leave with a median of $17,750 in federal loans, the lowest among 30 College of Charleston bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does College of Charleston cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $12,978 a year, and $38,296 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $18,960 a year.

How many College of Charleston programs report graduate pay?

30 bachelor's programs at College of Charleston report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

College of Charleston Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Charleston, SC
10,558 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

30 College of Charleston bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer and Information Science pays the most in the first year ($67,438), and Theatre the least ($21,645). The median program pays $35,362.

In-state tuition and fees$12,978Per year. Out-of-state $38,296

Average net price after aid$18,960Per year

Graduation rate66%Within 6 years

Admission rate60%Of applicants

All 30 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in South Carolina" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across South Carolina. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in South Carolina
1	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 50 graduates a year	$67,438	$110,457	$25,000	4th of 9
2	Information ScienceAbout 21 graduates a year	$63,069	Not reported	$22,591	2nd of 4
3	FinanceAbout 55 graduates a year	$54,634	$88,966	$22,500	4th of 5
4	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 28 graduates a year	$49,786	$59,731	$26,500	1st of 2
5	AccountingAbout 37 graduates a year	$49,702	$75,550	$26,375	6th of 8
6	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 30 graduates a year	$45,613	Not reported	$39,037	1st of 1
7	Teacher EducationAbout 115 graduates a year	$41,402	$44,809	$26,423	4th of 18
8	Business AdministrationAbout 178 graduates a year	$41,299	$62,689	$23,250	14th of 27
9	MarketingAbout 95 graduates a year	$40,723	$63,816	$22,250	3rd of 8
10	Special EducationAbout 14 graduates a year	$39,832	$43,953	$24,025	5th of 5
11	Hospitality ManagementAbout 47 graduates a year	$39,688	$53,871	$23,448	1st of 4
12	ChemistryAbout 37 graduates a year	$39,208	$58,303	$27,000	1st of 2
13	International BusinessAbout 35 graduates a year	$37,624	$78,969	$22,500	2nd of 2
14	CommunicationsAbout 153 graduates a year	$36,903	$56,868	$23,250	2nd of 11
15	Political ScienceAbout 86 graduates a year	$35,398	$55,509	$26,000	3rd of 12
16	Historic PreservationAbout 22 graduates a year	$35,326	$51,884	$22,375	1st of 1
17	Software and Media ApplicationsAbout 24 graduates a year	$34,166	Not reported	$22,750	1st of 1
18	Romance LanguagesAbout 28 graduates a year	$32,503	$53,369	$26,370	3rd of 4
19	Public HealthAbout 129 graduates a year	$31,848	$54,405	$26,926	2nd of 4
20	BiologyAbout 133 graduates a year	$30,538	$60,971	$25,000	10th of 20
21	EnglishAbout 43 graduates a year	$29,544	$46,059	$25,000	4th of 9
22	PsychologyAbout 161 graduates a year	$29,339	$48,502	$25,850	8th of 18
23	SociologyAbout 43 graduates a year	$28,801	$47,690	$25,000	7th of 9
24	HistoryAbout 55 graduates a year	$28,449	$45,417	$27,000	6th of 9
25	Physiology and PathologyAbout 56 graduates a year	$27,467	$54,011	$24,250	2nd of 3
26	AnthropologyAbout 23 graduates a year	$26,842	$40,564	$23,000	1st of 2
27	International StudiesAbout 48 graduates a year	$25,764	$49,041	$17,750	1st of 1
28	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 57 graduates a year	$24,070	$38,359	$21,500	3rd of 7
29	Arts ManagementAbout 60 graduates a year	$23,713	$46,169	$21,874	1st of 1
30	TheatreAbout 24 graduates a year	$21,645	$39,880	$26,943	2nd of 4

Program names link to the program's own page, and South Carolina ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five South Carolina programs in the field do too.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer and Information Science$67,438
Information Science$63,069
Finance$54,634
Geology and Earth Science$49,786
Accounting$49,702

Lowest median debt

International Studies$17,750
Fine and Studio Arts$21,500
Arts Management$21,874
Marketing$22,250
Historic Preservation$22,375

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 178 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 161 graduates a year
CommunicationsAbout 153 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 133 graduates a year
Public HealthAbout 129 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer and Information Science graduates earn a median of $67,438 in their first year, the most of 30 College of Charleston bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of South Carolina rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels