Columbia, South Carolina · Public
Finance and Financial Management Services at University of South Carolina-Columbia
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 1,801 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
6% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 6.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~1,801
- Schools with reported signal
- 779
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 60.2%
- Graduation rate
- 78.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $22,811/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $91,244
- Median debt
- $21,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $62,177/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 779 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($2,805 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($5,449 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 57% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 17.4% reported share · $3,033 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 2.7% reported share · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 1.6% reported share · $4,195 net A+ San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA · 0.3% reported share · $3,337 net A+ 
Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit, MS · 0.2% reported share · $2,525 net A+ 
Dallas College Dallas, TX · 0.0% reported share · $3,214 net A+ 
CUNY York College Jamaica, NY · 0.7% reported share · $4,456 net A+ Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA · 0.1% reported share · $3,864 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Finance and Financial Management Services accounts for 6% of reported programs at University of South Carolina-Columbia, which is bigger than 95% of schools in this field set and 2.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 1,801 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of South Carolina-Columbia's average net price is $22,811 per year, about $91,244 over four years. That is $2,805 above the $20,006 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $62,177 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $5,449 above the $56,728 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of South Carolina-Columbia #441 of 779 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.