Top Majors at University of South Carolina Upstate

SC · Ranked by 5-year median salary · 21 majors with data

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#	Major	Year 1	Year 5 Median	Year 10
1	Engineering-Related Fields	$73,508	$82,528	$79,157
2	Information Science/Studies	$54,993	$79,787	$106,400
3	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research	$66,817	$75,089	$86,367
4	Computer and Information Sciences, General	$48,330	$67,157	$82,185
5	Biology, General	$33,103	$58,602	$78,781
6	Business Administration and Management	$41,096	$57,753	$71,086
7	Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas	$35,310	$48,997	$58,956
8	Political Science and Government	$32,958	$48,761	$56,346
9	Special Education and Teaching	$43,303	$48,096	$56,106
10	Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,485	$47,788	$54,256
11	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$34,826	$47,553	$55,066
12	Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$35,940	$47,392	$58,065
13	Criminal Justice and Corrections	$36,823	$46,973	$52,368
14	Pharmacology and Toxicology	$29,278	$46,948	—
15	Communication and Media Studies	$33,260	$45,823	$54,365
16	Psychology, General	$30,848	$43,751	$51,862
17	Sociology	$33,029	$43,687	$52,093
18	History	$28,848	$43,530	$52,354
19	Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$30,704	$42,273	—
20	Fine and Studio Arts	$32,657	$40,883	$55,181

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.