Which South Carolina computer and information science program has the lowest debt?

Citadel Military College of South Carolina reports the lowest median federal debt, $21,375, with first-year pay of $71,213.

How much do computer and information science graduates earn in South Carolina?

The median across 9 South Carolina computer and information science bachelor's programs is $64,302 in the first year after graduating and $81,296 five years after.

How many computer and information science bachelor's programs are in South Carolina?

9 South Carolina programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's) Programs in South Carolina, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

9 programs report first-year pay
7 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences, General

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median South Carolina computer and information science bachelor's program pays its graduates $64,302 in their first year, $3,615 more than the national median. Clemson University reports the highest first-year pay ($73,374), and Citadel Military College of South Carolina the lowest median debt ($21,375).

Median first-year pay$64,302National $60,688

Median pay after 5 years$81,296National $87,830

Median federal debt$25,250National $24,750

Debt-to-earnings37%National 40%

All 9 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Clemson UniversityClemson · public	$73,374	$117,091	$22,498	31%
2	Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston · public	$71,213	Not reported	$21,375	30%
3	University of South CarolinaColumbia · public	$68,597	$87,069	$25,250	37%
4	College of CharlestonCharleston · public	$67,438	$110,457	$25,000	37%
5	Winthrop UniversityRock Hill · public	$64,302	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
6	Lander UniversityGreenwood · public	$59,232	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
7	USC UpstateSpartanburg · public	$49,999	$59,007	$31,000	62%
8	Coastal Carolina UniversityConway · public	$38,602	$69,074	$28,500	74%
9	South Carolina StateOrangeburg · public	$30,082	$75,522	$31,000	103%

Winthrop University and Lander University report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every South Carolina computer and information science 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 the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Clemson University$73,374
Citadel Military College of South Carolina$71,213
University of South Carolina$68,597
College of Charleston$67,438
Winthrop University$64,302

Lowest median debt

Citadel Military College of South Carolina$21,375
Clemson University$22,498
College of Charleston$25,000
University of South Carolina$25,250
Coastal Carolina University$28,500

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to computer and information science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$129,450

Median pay in South Carolina. 13,230 people work in this job in South Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $76,010Top 10%: $212,460

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$160,860

Median pay in South Carolina. 4,930 people work in this job in South Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $95,990Top 10%: $233,500

Computer Systems Analysts

$98,280

Median pay in South Carolina. 7,700 people work in this job in South Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $58,000Top 10%: $148,660

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

$92,520

Median pay in South Carolina. 3,580 people work in this job in South Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $63,310Top 10%: $151,210

Common questions

Clemson University in Clemson reports the highest median first-year pay, $73,374. Its median federal debt is $22,498.

Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked402 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the computer and information science bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024