Which USC Upstate major has the lowest debt?

English graduates leave with a median of $25,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 15 USC Upstate bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does USC Upstate cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $11,588 a year, and $23,090 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,557 a year.

How many USC Upstate programs report graduate pay?

16 bachelor's programs at USC Upstate report first-year pay, and 15 of them also report federal debt.

USC Upstate Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of South Carolina-Upstate
Public university
Spartanburg, SC
4,038 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

16 USC Upstate bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($75,849), and Physiology and Pathology the least ($28,616). The median program pays $36,020.

In-state tuition and fees$11,588Per year. Out-of-state $23,090

Average net price after aid$13,557Per year

Graduation rate43%Within 6 years

Admission rate67%Of applicants

All 16 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 257 graduates a year	$75,849	$79,162	$26,250	4th of 15
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 42 graduates a year	$49,999	$59,007	$31,000	7th of 9
3	Information ScienceAbout 12 graduates a year	$48,664	$76,204	Not reported	3rd of 4
4	Business AdministrationAbout 50 graduates a year	$40,775	$57,576	$26,835	17th of 27
5	Special EducationAbout 4 graduates a year	$40,322	Not reported	$26,750	3rd of 5
6	Teacher EducationAbout 95 graduates a year	$40,081	$41,627	$27,375	10th of 18
7	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 10 graduates a year	$39,511	Not reported	$31,000	6th of 9
8	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 64 graduates a year	$36,241	$43,441	$30,000	1st of 8
9	Political ScienceAbout 27 graduates a year	$35,798	$59,145	$30,000	2nd of 12
10	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 22 graduates a year	$35,203	$38,311	$26,500	1st of 7
11	CommunicationsAbout 35 graduates a year	$34,456	$42,746	$27,000	6th of 11
12	Criminal JusticeAbout 81 graduates a year	$34,447	$50,300	$27,000	6th of 11
13	BiologyAbout 27 graduates a year	$31,742	$43,815	$27,000	7th of 20
14	EnglishAbout 15 graduates a year	$30,150	Not reported	$25,000	3rd of 9
15	PsychologyAbout 80 graduates a year	$29,720	$40,125	$27,000	6th of 18
16	Physiology and PathologyAbout 58 graduates a year	$28,616	$44,814	$27,000	1st of 3

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$75,849
Computer and Information Science$49,999
Information Science$48,664
Business Administration$40,775
Special Education$40,322

Lowest median debt

English$25,000
Nursing$26,250
Fine and Studio Arts$26,500
Special Education$26,750
Business Administration$26,835

Largest programs

NursingAbout 257 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 95 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 81 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 80 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 64 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $75,849 in their first year, the most of 16 USC Upstate 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