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title: Clemson University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Clemson, SC
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Clemson University

Clemson, SC · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $71,513 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $46,322 – $100,350 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 87% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $35,015 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.27× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $43,513 | derived |

**87% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,000 (≈ 27% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $19,596 to $103,476 across 70 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Industrial Engineering. | Master's Degree | $103,476 | not reported |
| Engineering, Other. | Master's Degree | $85,072 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $78,776 | $35,034 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $74,898 | $39,712 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,368 | $20,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $69,447 | not reported |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $69,048 | $46,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $67,751 | $18,862 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,717 | $25,225 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,632 | $26,179 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,398 | $21,665 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,228 | $24,250 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,182 | $24,000 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,136 | $22,622 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,762 | $21,611 |
| Materials Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,207 | $25,246 |
| Construction Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,908 | $19,962 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $62,738 | $27,435 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,981 | $18,629 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $60,652 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $59,636 | $20,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,507 | $21,912 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $56,509 | not reported |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,819 | $20,500 |
| Agricultural Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,666 | not reported |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,462 | $21,375 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,256 | $19,312 |
| Biology, General. | Master's Degree | $51,470 | $19,929 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,691 | $22,500 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,888 | $21,500 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $47,481 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,516 | $21,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $45,257 | not reported |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,793 | $21,500 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $43,746 | $17,500 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,546 | $21,500 |
| Forestry. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,121 | $22,875 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,536 | $20,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,708 | $23,250 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,128 | $20,277 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $40,773 | $14,757 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,689 | $21,500 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Doctoral Degree | $40,578 | $37,027 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $40,331 | not reported |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Master's Degree | $39,741 | $29,250 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. | Master's Degree | $39,517 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $38,410 | not reported |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,392 | $21,840 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,210 | $20,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,156 | $20,250 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,067 | $23,884 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,090 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,955 | $23,638 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,548 | $19,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,696 | $21,021 |
| Food Science and Technology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,141 | $22,500 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,797 | $21,200 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,496 | $21,750 |
| Plant Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,446 | $20,500 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,980 | $20,500 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,851 | $22,500 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,742 | $22,250 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,522 | $20,500 |
| Genetics. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,199 | $21,500 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,954 | $21,500 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,529 | $19,500 |
| Agricultural Production Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,805 | $22,625 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,202 | $22,250 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,728 | $20,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,596 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Clemson University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?217882

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