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

Charleston, 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 | $88,420 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $65,145 – $119,437 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,021 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,256 | recorded |
| Completion rate | not reported | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | not reported | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 92% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.15× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $60,420 | derived |



Typical **federal** loan debt is $13,021 (≈ 15% 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 $32,239 to $153,856 across 14 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $153,856 | $103,353 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $121,846 | not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Doctoral Degree | $117,616 | $123,122 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $107,602 | $125,779 |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $102,370 | $357,444 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $93,842 | $91,247 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $81,770 | $172,807 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $66,480 | $133,357 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $62,940 | $99,796 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. | Master's Degree | $62,703 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,091 | $15,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $55,239 | $70,167 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $54,581 | $214,651 |
| Biology, General. | Master's Degree | $32,239 | 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 Medical University of South Carolina by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?218335

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