COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Educational Administration and Supervision master's degree at University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC · Public
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are close to similar programs.
$3,470 below the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $71,075 / year
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$42,400Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$68,215$25,815 above the preliminary benchmark
Additional borrowing reported for this category: Parent PLUS not reported · 20 Grad PLUS borrowers.
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
GRADUATE-DEGREE BASELINE
$68,215 vs. $47,433
$20,782 above the national bachelor’s median in the same field.
Comparison basis19 bachelor’s program records
This is a cross-cohort benchmark, not the salary increase caused by earning this graduate credential. Your current earnings remain the correct baseline for personal ROI.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$22,811
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$68,215
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$22,811Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$31,638Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE60.2%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE78.8%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$5,685
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$68,215 vs. $71,685
$3,470 below the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Education Administrators, All Other$97,240 median wageSC estimate · 360 jobs · 11-9039$63,460–$115,920 middle 50% of SC wages+1.6% projected U.S. growth · 3,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$102,440 median wageSC estimate · 5,000 jobs · 11-9032$84,720–$122,580 middle 50% of SC wages-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 20,600 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeEducation Administrators, Postsecondary$95,570 median wageSC estimate · 2,990 jobs · 11-9033$70,710–$130,530 middle 50% of SC wages+1.8% projected U.S. growth · 14,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeEducation and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$51,200 median wageSC estimate · 700 jobs · 11-9031$43,780–$65,710 middle 50% of SC wages-3.1% projected U.S. growth · 5,200 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeTraining and Development Managers$119,460 median wageSC estimate · 610 jobs · 11-3131$85,200–$161,540 middle 50% of SC wages+6.4% projected U.S. growth · 4,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree
CENSUS EMPLOYMENT DESTINATIONS
Where graduates work five years later
The leading industries employing graduates in this college, broad field and credential group.
Educational Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
Public Administration
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Finance and Insurance
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Winthrop University
$9,707 higher earnings · $7,468 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $77,922
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $15,343
Citadel Military College of South Carolina
$4,870 higher earnings · $2,088 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $73,085
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $20,723
Southern Wesleyan University
$7,347 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $66,845
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $15,464
Charleston Southern University
$1,145 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $66,271
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $21,666
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
92 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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