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

Conway, 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 | $47,258 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $30,885 – $67,776 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,979 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 48% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $26,692 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 71% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.36× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $19,258 | derived |

**48% 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 $16,979 (≈ 36% 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 $17,780 to $63,888 across 32 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,888 | $16,666 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $49,378 | $20,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $48,114 | $30,750 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $44,387 | $27,717 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,161 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $44,086 | $24,486 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $42,824 | not reported |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,727 | $20,336 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,464 | $25,683 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,430 | $25,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $39,518 | $33,461 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,250 | $25,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,101 | $23,250 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,908 | $25,563 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,586 | $25,565 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,303 | $23,250 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,183 | $23,250 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,976 | $24,250 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,181 | $22,500 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,315 | $25,625 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,019 | $22,333 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,355 | $24,375 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,854 | $25,225 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,459 | $25,062 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,418 | $25,479 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,662 | $23,973 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,273 | $25,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,701 | $23,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,827 | $25,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,094 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,783 | $20,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,780 | $27,000 |

## 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 Coastal Carolina University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?218724

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