10 Best Colleges For Jobs In South Carolina For 2019

One of the biggest things that incoming college freshmen consider when they’re thinking about what school to attend is the likelihood that a school will improve their job prospects.

Jobs are hard to come by nowadays, after all, and the everyday expenses of living in a country like America aren’t cheap.

Compared to a lot of other states, South Carolina has some unique advantages as far as attending college here goes. There are impressive research universities, quality state schools, and the ability to study majors that will prepare you well for the job market.

All that made us curious — with so many good colleges to attend in SC, which ones, in particular, were most likely to help their graduates land a job? Using data from IPEDS as well as College Scorecard as a baseline, we created this list of some of the best colleges for jobs in South Carolina.

The full list can be found further down, but first, here’s a look at the top ten best colleges for jobs in South Carolina:

Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Furman
Clemson University
Medical University of South Carolina
Presbyterian College
Wofford College
University of South Carolina-Aiken
Newberry College
South Carolina State University
University of South Carolina-Columbia

If you go to one of these schools, chances are, you’re not surprised. After all, you know how great you have it.

But for the rest of you — keep reading and we’ll get to just why these schools have some of the best programs the state of South Carolina has to offer.

How We Determined The Best Schools In South Carolina For Jobs

Using the College Scorecard Data, we searched for the college in each state with the highest listed job placement ratings, looking specifically at employment levels at year 10 after students have graduated.

We limited the analysis to the 31 public and non-profit, four year institutions colleges in South Carolina that offer at least a bachelors degree.

Then, we ranked each college from best to worst on the percentage of graduates with jobs. For the purposes of readability, each school’s rating was then rounded down to the last two decimal places.

The school with the highest percentage of grads with jobs, Citadel Military College of South Carolina, earned the distinction of being the ‘Best College For Jobs in South Carolina.’

Best Colleges For Getting A Job In South Carolina

Rank	College	Employed
1	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	94.29%
2	Furman	93.78%
3	Clemson University	92.51%
4	Medical University of South Carolina	92.37%
5	Presbyterian College	91.74%
6	Wofford College	91.69%
7	University of South Carolina-Aiken	91.63%
8	Newberry College	91.36%
9	South Carolina State University	91.31%
10	University of South Carolina-Columbia	91.26%
11	Lander University	91.05%
12	Winthrop University	90.9%
13	Coastal Carolina University	90.85%
14	Francis Marion University	90.33%
15	Anderson University	90.13%
16	Morris College	89.66%
17	Claflin University	89.49%
18	University of South Carolina-Upstate	88.54%
19	College of Charleston	88.44%
20	Southern Wesleyan University	88.39%
21	Charleston Southern University	88.32%
22	Limestone College	87.45%
23	Columbia College	87.23%
24	North Greenville University	87.19%
25	Voorhees College	86.51%
26	Benedict College	86.25%
27	Coker College	86.25%
28	Converse College	86.05%
29	Allen University	85.68%
30	University of South Carolina-Beaufort	84.53%
31	Columbia International University	76.29%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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