Best Value Colleges in South Carolina
88 colleges ranked by value score. Based on earnings after graduation, net cost, and graduation rates.
#1
Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC·private
Earnings
$68,964
Net Price
$18,732/yr
Grad Rate
82%
76
Value
#2
Clemson University
Clemson, SC·public
Earnings
$71,513
Net Price
$22,253/yr
Grad Rate
87%
70
Value
#3
Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC·public
Earnings
$72,085
Net Price
$20,723/yr
Grad Rate
74%
64
Value
#4
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC·public
Earnings
$62,177
Net Price
$22,811/yr
Grad Rate
78%
53
Value
#5
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC·public
Earnings
$56,416
Net Price
$18,960/yr
Grad Rate
65%
49
Value
#6
Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC·private
Earnings
$44,354
Net Price
$16,641/yr
Grad Rate
67%
45
Value
#7
Furman University
Greenville, SC·private
Earnings
$68,635
Net Price
$30,308/yr
Grad Rate
80%
45
Value
#8
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC·public
Earnings
$47,185
Net Price
$15,343/yr
Grad Rate
59%
45
Value
#9
Francis Marion University
Florence, SC·public
Earnings
$43,888
Net Price
$11,386/yr
Grad Rate
43%
42
Value
#10
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC·public
Earnings
$47,258
Net Price
$13,966/yr
Grad Rate
50%
42
Value
#11
Presbyterian College
Clinton, SC·private
Earnings
$60,194
Net Price
$20,528/yr
Grad Rate
56%
41
Value
#12
Southern Wesleyan University
Central, SC·private
Earnings
$47,756
Net Price
$15,464/yr
Grad Rate
52%
40
Value
#13
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, SC·public
Earnings
$45,603
Net Price
$11,641/yr
Grad Rate
40%
39
Value
#14
Erskine College
Due West, SC·private
Earnings
$53,459
Net Price
$16,525/yr
Grad Rate
47%
38
Value
#15
University of South Carolina-Upstate
Spartanburg, SC·public
Earnings
$48,587
Net Price
$13,557/yr
Grad Rate
43%
38
Value
#16
Lander University
Greenwood, SC·public
Earnings
$42,396
Net Price
$15,363/yr
Grad Rate
49%
34
Value
#17
Anderson University
Anderson, SC·private
Earnings
$42,101
Net Price
$23,544/yr
Grad Rate
67%
30
Value
#18
University of South Carolina Beaufort
Bluffton, SC·public
Earnings
$48,088
Net Price
$14,656/yr
Grad Rate
36%
30
Value
#19
Spartanburg Methodist College
Spartanburg, SC·private
Earnings
$42,895
Net Price
$14,580/yr
Grad Rate
41%
30
Value
#20
Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC·private
Earnings
$40,304
Net Price
$17,800/yr
Grad Rate
50%
29
Value