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Bachelor's+6% vs national median1,708 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Ranked 67th of 310 bachelor's programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$48,833
middle 50%: $33,929 – $64,969
Median · 5 years out
$82,076
middle 50%: $65,246 – $99,291
Median · 10 years out
$106,050
middle 50%: $76,793 – $146,507

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Accounting graduates from this South Carolina university earn $49k initially. Median salaries rise to $82k at the five-year mark and $106k by year ten.

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
5.4 yrs
≈ $6,312 total interest

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