Midlands Technical College Other Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Associate's in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Public college
- West Columbia, SC
- About 67 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Midlands Technical College other interdisciplinary studies graduates earn about what other interdisciplinary studies graduates earn nationally, $41,730 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $16,000 in federal loans, more than at 81% of other interdisciplinary studies programs in the country. Several South Carolina programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The South Carolina and national columns are the medians across all other interdisciplinary studies associate's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Midlands Technical College graduates earn less than the national figure and about $11,033 less than the South Carolina median.
Debt and first-year pay at every South Carolina other interdisciplinary studies program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the South Carolina medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 1% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $170 a month, or 4.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
93% of graduates (55 of 59) were working in South Carolina one year after graduating. Prices in the Columbia area are about 6% below the national average, so a $41,730 salary here buys what about $44,554 buys in a typical US city.
About Midlands Technical College
Other Interdisciplinary Studies ranks 6th of 14 associate's programs at Midlands Technical College by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($70,571), Dental Hygiene and Assisting ($56,771), and Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ($50,643).
Common questions
The median graduate earns $41,730 one year after graduating and $42,294 five years after. The median across other interdisciplinary studies associate's programs in South Carolina is $41,730.
The median federal loan balance is $16,000, which ranks 4th lowest of 5 other interdisciplinary studies associate's programs in South Carolina. That works out to about $170 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 38% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 37%. Compare the cost with other South Carolina programs before deciding.
Most do. 93% (55 of 59) were working in South Carolina one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- 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 comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the other interdisciplinary studies program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024