South Carolina·Management Occupations·SOC 11-3012

Best Administrative Services Manager programs in South Carolina, ranked by enrollment

Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, and other office support.

51 schools in South Carolina run programs that feed this job, graduating 5,487 people a year. The job pays a median of $124,320 in South Carolina across about jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledAdministrative ManagerAdministrative OfficerBusiness AdministratorAdministrative CoordinatorAdministratorBusiness ManagerService DirectorBusiness Coordinator
Graduates / yr
5,487
in South Carolina
Median pay · South Carolina
$124,320
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
people employed
Schools
51
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
40%
across those schools
Median net price
$20,548
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in South Carolina that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

4 programs in South Carolina that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in South Carolina (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own South Carolina page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
14,177
76.1%
43$43,506$25,000
21,276
23.3%
19$44,700$24,000
327
0.5%
3$43,506$25,000
47
0.1%
1$43,506$25,000

Top 25 schools in South Carolina

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 34 of the 51 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Clemson University
Clemson, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
753Business Administration and Management, General$47,26087%38%
2Lander University
Greenwood, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
387Business Administration and Management, General$37,20850%81%
3University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
371Business Administration and Management, General$44,81640%79%
4Strayer University - South Carolina
Greenville, SC Private for-profit · 3 feeder programs
343Business/Commerce, General$55,43117%$22,134
5College of Charleston
Charleston, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
298Business Administration and Management, General$41,29966%60%
6Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
281Business Administration and Management, General$41,95348%75%
7University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC Public · 2 feeder programs
274Business Administration and Management, General$47,99379%60%
8Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC Public · 2 feeder programs
242Business/Commerce, General75%23%
9Horry - Georgetown Technical College
Conway, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
235Business/Commerce, General$36,67938%
10Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC Public · 2 feeder programs
208Business/Commerce, General30%
11Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
180Business Administration and Management, General$44,56857%79%
12Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC Public · 2 feeder programs
114Business Administration and Management, General$44,36221%
13Columbia International University
Columbia, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
107Business Administration and Management, General47%$21,36194%
14Spartanburg Community College
Spartanburg, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
99Business Administration and Management, General$31,08728%
15Tri - County Technical College
Pendleton, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
99Business/Commerce, General42%
16Spartanburg Methodist College
Spartanburg, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
86Business Administration and Management, General43%$16,72878%
17Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
85Business/Commerce, General$33,48633%
18York Technical College
Rock Hill, SC Public · 3 feeder programs
80Business Administration and Management, General$43,09630%
19Furman University
Greenville, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
75Business Administration and Management, General$49,00879%$24,93243%
20Benedict College
Columbia, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
72Business Administration and Management, General$28,41924%$19,58996%
21North Greenville University
Tigerville, SC Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
71Business Administration and Management, General$41,04155%$20,32767%
22Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SC Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
65Business Administration and Management, General$64,92047%$21,84896%
23Columbia College
Columbia, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
62Business Administration and Management, General$42,51437%$23,98694%
24Francis Marion University
Florence, SC Public · 1 feeder programs
61Business Administration and Management, General$39,03943%86%
25Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter, SC Public · 2 feeder programs
54Business Administration and Management, General34%

All 51 schools in South Carolina

Every school in South Carolina with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in South Carolina that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Clemson UniversityClemsonPublic7531
Lander UniversityGreenwoodPublic3871
University of South Carolina AikenAikenPublic3711
Strayer University - South CarolinaGreenvillePrivate for-profit3433
College of CharlestonCharlestonPublic2981
Coastal Carolina UniversityConwayPublic2811
University of South Carolina - ColumbiaColumbiaPublic2742
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharlestonPublic2422
Horry - Georgetown Technical CollegeConwayPublic2351
Trident Technical CollegeCharlestonPublic2082
Winthrop UniversityRock HillPublic1801
Greenville Technical CollegeGreenvillePublic1142
Columbia International UniversityColumbiaPrivate not-for-profit1071
Spartanburg Community CollegeSpartanburgPublic991
Tri - County Technical CollegePendletonPublic991

What administrative services managers earn in South Carolina

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in South Carolina
$124,320
Mean annual
$135,880
Jobs in state
What the range looks like
10th pct$63,610Median$124,32090th pct$217,720
Versus the national median
+8.9%

U.S. median $114,130. South Carolina pays above the national figure.

Metro areas in South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
$130,330median
Spartanburg, SC
$127,770median
190 jobs
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
$125,730median
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
$104,240median
70 jobs
Columbia, SC
$126,680median
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
$122,290median
160 jobs
Florence, SC
$123,460median
100 jobs
Sumter, SC
$106,480median
40 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+4.6%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
23,200
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
12,600
271,200 → 283,800
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Administrative Services Managers page.

How to become a Administrative Services Manager

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in South Carolina

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 7 majors mapped to Administrative Services Managers7 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 01.8202Veterinary Office Management/Administration
  • 51.0711Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist
  • 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0202Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • 52.0204Office Management and Supervision
  • 52.0207Customer Service Management

Common questions

Answers for people weighing administrative services managers programs in South Carolina.

What degree do you need to become an Administrative Services Manager?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 4,177 degrees in South Carolina in 2024-25, 76.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Administrative Services Manager?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Business/Commerce. Together they graduate about 5,487 people a year in South Carolina.

How much do administrative services managers earn in South Carolina?+

The median is $124,320 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 8.9% above the U.S. median of $114,130. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for administrative services managers growing?+

BLS projects a +4.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 23,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in South Carolina?+

51 institutions in South Carolina reported graduates from at least one of the 4 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do administrative services managers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Administrative Manager, Administrative Officer, Business Administrator, Administrative Coordinator among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-3012.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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