Which University of South Carolina Aiken major has the lowest debt?

Industrial Engineering graduates leave with a median of $22,828 in federal loans, the lowest among 11 University of South Carolina Aiken bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of South Carolina Aiken cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,760 a year, and $21,218 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $11,641 a year.

How many University of South Carolina Aiken programs report graduate pay?

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

University of South Carolina Aiken Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Aiken, SC
2,962 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 University of South Carolina Aiken bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($72,714), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($19,963). The median program pays $33,484.

In-state tuition and fees$10,760Per year. Out-of-state $21,218

Average net price after aid$11,641Per year

Graduation rate40%Within 6 years

Admission rate79%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 109 graduates a year	$72,714	$77,864	$28,500	10th of 15
2	Industrial EngineeringAbout 8 graduates a year	$60,091	Not reported	$22,828	2nd of 2
3	Applied MathematicsGraduates a year not reported	$59,965	$72,995	Not reported	1st of 1
4	Business AdministrationAbout 143 graduates a year	$44,816	$56,391	$28,725	8th of 27
5	Teacher EducationAbout 57 graduates a year	$38,667	$40,901	$24,776	17th of 18
6	CommunicationsAbout 31 graduates a year	$34,654	$37,483	$28,000	5th of 11
7	BiologyAbout 38 graduates a year	$32,314	$49,899	$27,000	5th of 20
8	PsychologyAbout 42 graduates a year	$31,121	$37,835	$27,000	5th of 18
9	SociologyAbout 19 graduates a year	$29,438	$40,850	$28,750	5th of 9
10	EnglishAbout 11 graduates a year	$27,546	Not reported	$27,000	6th of 9
11	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 38 graduates a year	$25,467	$52,499	$30,975	12th of 13
12	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 12 graduates a year	$19,963	$28,243	$23,567	6th 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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$72,714
Industrial Engineering$60,091
Applied Mathematics$59,965
Business Administration$44,816
Teacher Education$38,667

Lowest median debt

Industrial Engineering$22,828
Fine and Studio Arts$23,567
Teacher Education$24,776
Biology$27,000
Psychology$27,000

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 143 graduates a year
NursingAbout 109 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 57 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 42 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 38 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $72,714 in their first year, the most of 12 University of South Carolina Aiken 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