Bachelor's-26% vs national median322 grads tracked
Social Sciences at University of South Carolina Beaufort
Ranked 365th of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,145
middle 50%: $26,981 – $43,598
Median · 5 years out
$44,362
middle 50%: $34,777 – $55,892
Median · 10 years out
$49,171
middle 50%: $34,155 – $60,738
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Sciences alumni from the University of South Carolina Beaufort earn a median $35k in their first year. Median pay reaches $49k by year 10.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9.5 yrs
≈ $10,983 total interest
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$45,149 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$44,978 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$44,939 · 5 yrs out
Ferrum College
$44,810 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Aiken
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
$44,579 · 5 yrs out
Fayetteville State University
$44,343 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$44,268 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma
$43,463 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Augusta
$43,155 · 5 yrs out
Eureka College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of South Carolina Beaufort
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$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Computational Science (Bachelor's)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$76,507 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$72,356 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$55,344 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$51,828 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$51,828 · 5 yrs out