Columbia, South Carolina · Public
Public Health 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 1,464 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.9% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~1,464
- Schools with reported signal
- 640
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 640 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.5x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,535 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($4,601 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 63% 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.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.5% reported share · $2,288 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.2% reported share · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 2.1% reported share · $3,148 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 3.0% reported share · $3,967 net A+ University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL · 2.8% reported share · $4,815 net A+ Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX · 0.5% reported share · $3,637 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Public Health accounts for 4.9% of reported programs at University of South Carolina-Columbia, which is bigger than 93% of schools in this field set and 2.5x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 1,464 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 $3,535 above the $19,276 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 $4,601 above the $57,576 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 #404 of 640 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.