Major Programs at South Carolina

University of South Carolina-Columbia offers 306 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 17 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
At the school, the Public Health program has the most completers (435 students) and the Finance program has the second most completers (425 students) last year.
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Degrees & Major Programs

University of South Carolina-Columbia offers 306 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 17 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
A total of 9,721 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at South Carolina. 6,529 completed bachelor's programs and 1,831 completed master's programs.
Total Number of Programs By Degree
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED2 645
Overall Programs2189 1067236
Number of Completers1216,5291,831920429

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from University of South Carolina-Columbia.
*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at University of South Carolina-Columbia.
At the school, the Public Health program has the most completers (435 students) and the Finance program has the second most completers (425 students) last year.

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at South Carolina by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 50 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Chinese StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 89 NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40 36 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Broadcast JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 63 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 108 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AdvertisingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 75 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 174 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 65 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 8 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39ONLINE 5 NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 81ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 84 7 4ONLINE
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 9 NOT OFFERED
Educational Statistics and Research MethodsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 1 NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 72
College Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 70 18 0 NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 0 NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 59 0 0 NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 0 NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 25 2 NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40ONLINE 1 NOT OFFERED
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8ONLINE NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 8ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38 5 4 NOT OFFERED
Chemical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 58 2 9 NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 82 5 4 2
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 2 4 NOT OFFERED
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42 2 13 NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 166 14 13 NOT OFFERED
Nuclear EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 7 0
Comparative LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 4 5 NOT OFFERED
Russian Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 0 2 NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 215 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55 11 10 NOT OFFERED
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 0 125 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Library and Information ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 135 1 2
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 384 1 6 NOT OFFERED
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 9 0
Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 81 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human/Medical GeneticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Exercise PhysiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 190 22 4 NOT OFFERED
BiostatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 5 NOT OFFERED
Marine Biology and Biological OceanographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 46 3 2 NOT OFFERED
EpidemiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 8 NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43 2 3 NOT OFFERED
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 4 5 0
Applied Statistics, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED 3
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 296 38 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 0 0 NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 5 27 NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 8 2 NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and SeismologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 1 6 NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Experimental PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 376 0 2 NOT OFFERED
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 3 NOT OFFERED
School PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 0 NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 196 15 0 0
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/PolicyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40 167 6 5ONLINE
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 3 1 0
CriminologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 57 5 0 NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 6 3 NOT OFFERED
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 195 2 0 NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 0 3 NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
DanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 75 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 59 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 11 2
Music Theory and CompositionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED
ConductingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 5 NOT OFFERED
Music (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 1 NOT OFFERED
Music ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 68 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cardiovascular Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physician AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 48 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 183 NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15
PharmacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 108 NOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutics and Drug DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 5 NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 82ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 435 19 5 0
Environmental HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 5 NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 5 NOT OFFERED
Maternal and Child HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
International Public Health/International HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Public Health (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED 1
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 241 26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED 0
Nurse AnesthetistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 6 NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Critical Care NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 147 173 4 NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Science/Technology ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 128 56 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 425 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 126 17 2 NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42 NOT OFFERED 0
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 145 134 NOT OFFERED 77
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 168 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED 171
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 252 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
InsuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 84 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Retailing and Retail OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 147 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 56 3 0 NOT OFFERED
Public/Applied HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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