Which Lander University major has the lowest debt?

History graduates leave with a median of $21,297 in federal loans, the lowest among 11 Lander University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Lander University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $11,700 a year, and $21,300 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $15,363 a year.

How many Lander University programs report graduate pay?

12 bachelor's programs at Lander University report first-year pay, and 11 of them also report federal debt.

Lander University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Greenwood, SC
3,397 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 Lander University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($78,485), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($21,605). The median program pays $31,833.

In-state tuition and fees$11,700Per year. Out-of-state $21,300

Average net price after aid$15,363Per year

Graduation rate50%Within 6 years

Admission rate81%Of applicants

All 12 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	NursingAbout 110 graduates a year	$78,485	$70,405	$25,665	2nd of 15
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 11 graduates a year	$59,232	Not reported	Not reported	6th of 9
3	Teacher EducationAbout 56 graduates a year	$39,601	$40,438	$26,075	12th of 18
4	Business AdministrationAbout 187 graduates a year	$37,208	$51,426	$27,000	21st of 27
5	HistoryAbout 17 graduates a year	$36,613	$43,979	$21,297	2nd of 9
6	BiologyAbout 27 graduates a year	$32,422	Not reported	$27,250	4th of 20
7	SociologyAbout 5 graduates a year	$31,243	$42,898	$30,622	3rd of 9
8	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 29 graduates a year	$27,155	$41,247	$24,995	10th of 13
9	PsychologyAbout 53 graduates a year	$26,626	$38,866	$27,062	12th of 18
10	CommunicationsAbout 24 graduates a year	$25,271	Not reported	$26,500	10th of 11
11	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 19 graduates a year	$25,204	$39,448	$27,125	6th of 8
12	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 16 graduates a year	$21,605	$34,415	$26,937	5th of 7

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.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

3 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$78,485
Computer and Information Science$59,232
Teacher Education$39,601
Business Administration$37,208
History$36,613

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 187 graduates a year
NursingAbout 110 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 56 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 53 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 29 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $78,485 in their first year, the most of 12 Lander University 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