South Carolina College ROI Rankings — Best Value Universities in South Carolina

Colleges Ranked

High or Good ROI

$51,128

Avg Graduate Salary

$24,700

Avg Student Debt

Medical University of South Carolina

#1 ROI in South Carolina

#	College / University	ROI Rating	Break-Even	Grad Salary	Med. Debt	Grad Rate	Type
🥇	Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC	High ROI	0.3 yrs	$88,420	$15,000	N/A	Public
🥈	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC	High ROI	0.6 yrs	$72,085	$21,096	75%	Public
🥉	Clemson University Clemson, SC	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$71,513	$21,500	87%	Public
4	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	High ROI	0.9 yrs	$68,964	$25,732	84%	Private Non-profit
5	Furman University Greenville, SC	High ROI	0.8 yrs	$68,635	$23,250	79%	Private Non-profit
6	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	High ROI	0.9 yrs	$62,177	$21,500	79%	Public
7	Presbyterian College Clinton, SC	High ROI	1.2 yrs	$60,194	$26,000	51%	Private Non-profit
8	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	High ROI	1.3 yrs	$56,416	$23,250	66%	Public
9	Erskine College Due West, SC	High ROI	1.8 yrs	$53,459	$27,000	45%	Private Non-profit
10	University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC	High ROI	2.3 yrs	$48,587	$22,310	43%	Public
11	University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC	High ROI	2.6 yrs	$48,088	$24,000	34%	Public
12	Newberry College Newberry, SC	High ROI	2.9 yrs	$48,040	$26,805	45%	Private Non-profit
13	Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC	High ROI	2.9 yrs	$47,756	$26,000	52%	Private Non-profit
14	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	High ROI	2.8 yrs	$47,258	$23,750	48%	Public
15	Bob Jones University Greenville, SC	High ROI	3 yrs	$44,354	$16,585	65%	Private Non-profit
16	Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC	Good ROI	3.2 yrs	$47,185	$26,975	57%	Public
17	Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC	Good ROI	3.7 yrs	$45,898	$26,471	47%	Private Non-profit
18	University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC	Good ROI	3.6 yrs	$45,603	$24,275	40%	Public
19	Limestone University Gaffney, SC	Good ROI	4.5 yrs	$44,999	$27,639	35%	Private Non-profit
20	Francis Marion University Florence, SC	Good ROI	5.3 yrs	$43,888	$27,000	43%	Public
21	North Greenville University Tigerville, SC	Good ROI	5.4 yrs	$43,035	$23,082	55%	Private Non-profit
22	Lander University Greenwood, SC	Moderate ROI	6.9 yrs	$42,396	$25,000	50%	Public
23	Anderson University Anderson, SC	Moderate ROI	8.1 yrs	$42,101	$26,700	66%	Private Non-profit
24	Columbia College Columbia, SC	Moderate ROI	8.9 yrs	$41,338	$22,750	37%	Private Non-profit
25	Converse University Spartanburg, SC	Low ROI	13 yrs	$40,867	$27,000	62%	Private Non-profit
26	Claflin University Orangeburg, SC	Low ROI	19.2 yrs	$40,304	$29,000	52%	Private Non-profit
27	Coker University Hartsville, SC	Low ROI	19.6 yrs	$40,117	$26,000	40%	Private Non-profit
28	Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville, SC	Low ROI	31.2 yrs	$40,092	$40,621	17%	Private For-profit
29	Columbia International University Columbia, SC	Low ROI	125.8 yrs	$38,951	$20,000	47%	Private Non-profit
30	South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$38,262	$31,000	37%	Public
31	Voorhees University Denmark, SC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$35,339	$26,700	43%	Private Non-profit
32	South University-Columbia Columbia, SC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$34,421	$26,123	23%	Private For-profit
33	Benedict College Columbia, SC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$31,902	$32,500	24%	Private Non-profit
34	Morris College Sumter, SC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$30,614	$31,400	17%	Private Non-profit
35	Allen University Columbia, SC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$30,497	$34,290	13%	Private Non-profit
36	Clinton College Rock Hill, SC	Insufficient Data	N/A	$30,180	$28,987	14%	Private Non-profit
37	American College of the Building Arts Charleston, SC	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	$12,500	62%	Private Non-profit
38	Charleston School of Law Charleston, SC	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private For-profit
39	Sherman College of Chiropractic Boiling Springs, SC	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit

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Data Source: Rankings derived from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median salary = 10-year post-enrollment earnings. Debt = median debt among completers. ROI score and break-even years are calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.