University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
56
Avg Grad Earnings
$44,282/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
60/100
Tuition (In-State)
$12,688/yr
Out-of-state: $34,934/yr
All Programs at University of South Carolina-Columbia
56 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 88 | $68,804/yr | Very High | 16.9x |
| International Business | 87 | $70,992/yr | Very High | 19.9x |
| Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration | 85 | $73,872/yr | High | 13.8x |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 84 | $68,597/yr | Very High | 16.2x |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 83 | $62,231/yr | Very High | 17.0x |
| Computer Engineering | 80 | $73,982/yr | Very High | 16.3x |
| Business Administration | 80 | $47,993/yr | High | 12.8x |
| Accounting and Related Services | 79 | $59,283/yr | Very High | 15.6x |
| Marketing | 73 | $52,374/yr | Very High | 14.2x |
| General Sales | 73 | $45,052/yr | High | 10.0x |
| Electrical | 72 | $77,161/yr | Very High | 18.5x |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 72 | $62,692/yr | Very High | 19.0x |
| Economics | 72 | $48,149/yr | Very High | 12.6x |
| Chemical Engineering | 70 | $75,680/yr | High | 18.7x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 70 | $72,370/yr | Very High | 16.4x |
| Civil Engineering | 69 | $69,424/yr | High | 16.3x |
| Insurance | 68 | $63,417/yr | Very High | 15.8x |
| Teacher Education | 67 | $40,785/yr | High | 7.6x |
| Teacher Education | 67 | $40,596/yr | High | 7.2x |
| Statistics | 66 | $69,543/yr | Very High | 12.7x |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 66 | $40,702/yr | Moderate | 11.6x |
| Allied Health Diagnostic | 65 | $44,919/yr | Moderate | 9.2x |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 65 | $42,974/yr | High | 12.1x |
| Chemistry | 65 | $39,018/yr | High | 12.8x |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 65 | $35,781/yr | Moderate | 8.7x |
| Real Estate | 64 | $51,965/yr | High | 9.2x |
| Mathematics | 64 | $49,949/yr | Very High | 13.7x |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 64 | $36,690/yr | High | 9.5x |
| Geography and Cartography | 63 | $46,929/yr | High | 9.6x |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 62 | $57,311/yr | High | 13.5x |
| Public Health | 56 | $31,756/yr | High | 9.9x |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 55 | $33,941/yr | High | 10.7x |
| Political Science and Government | 55 | $33,157/yr | Very High | 10.9x |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 54 | $29,350/yr | High | 8.5x |
| Music | 53 | $38,657/yr | High | 8.6x |
| History | 52 | $27,652/yr | High | 9.1x |
| International Relations | 50 | $33,612/yr | High | 10.0x |
| Social Work | 49 | $28,032/yr | Moderate | 7.9x |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 48 | $35,081/yr | High | 11.5x |
| Sociology | 48 | $30,517/yr | High | 7.6x |
| Biology, General | 48 | $28,035/yr | High | 11.0x |
| Communication and Media Studies | 47 | $35,586/yr | High | 6.0x |
| Journalism | 46 | $38,762/yr | Very High | 9.1x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 46 | $27,467/yr | Moderate | 7.0x |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 45 | $38,432/yr | High | 6.6x |
| Anthropology | 45 | $23,785/yr | High | 7.3x |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 44 | $33,245/yr | Low | 7.2x |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 44 | $27,374/yr | High | 11.4x |
| Dance | 42 | $33,291/yr | Low | 5.6x |
| Ecology & Evolution | 41 | $25,271/yr | High | 8.4x |
| Area Studies | 37 | $32,064/yr | Very High | 5.3x |
| English Language and Literature, General | 37 | $25,729/yr | Very High | 8.1x |
| Romance Languages & Literatures | 37 | $21,411/yr | Very High | 10.9x |
| Philosophy | 36 | $30,936/yr | Very High | 5.1x |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 36 | $23,686/yr | High | 6.9x |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 35 | $23,763/yr | High | 3.7x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 56 bachelor's degree programs at University of South Carolina-Columbia using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.