Best Compensation programs in South Carolina, ranked by enrollment
Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer.
46 schools in South Carolina run programs that feed this job, graduating 5,593 people a year. The job pays a median of $63,450 in South Carolina across about 1,160 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
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.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.0201In South Carolina → | 4,177 | 74.7% | 43 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 52.0801In South Carolina → | 1,165 | 20.8% | 11 | $53,572 | $23,672 |
| 3 | CIP 52.1001In South Carolina → | 188 | 3.4% | 7 | $49,084 | $26,536 |
| 4 | CIP 52.1701In South Carolina → | 63 | 1.1% | 1 | $56,988 | $22,500 |
Top 25 schools in South Carolina
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 33 of the 46 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson University Clemson, SC Public · 2 feeder programs | 1,132 | Business Administration and Management, General | $47,260 | 87% | — | 38% |
| 2 | University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC Public · 4 feeder programs | 791 | Finance, General | $62,231 | 79% | — | 60% |
| 3 | College of Charleston Charleston, SC Public · 2 feeder programs | 407 | Business Administration and Management, General | $41,299 | 66% | — | 60% |
| 4 | Lander University Greenwood, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 387 | Business Administration and Management, General | $37,208 | 50% | — | 81% |
| 5 | University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 371 | Business Administration and Management, General | $44,816 | 40% | — | 79% |
| 6 | Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC Public · 2 feeder programs | 366 | Business Administration and Management, General | $41,953 | 48% | — | 75% |
| 7 | Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 180 | Business Administration and Management, General | $44,568 | 57% | — | 79% |
| 8 | Columbia International University Columbia, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 107 | Business Administration and Management, General | — | 47% | $21,361 | 94% |
| 9 | Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC Public · 2 feeder programs | 102 | Business Administration and Management, General | $31,087 | 28% | — | — |
| 10 | Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 101 | Business Administration and Management, General | $44,362 | 21% | — | — |
| 11 | Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 95 | Business Administration and Management, General | $64,920 | 47% | $21,848 | 96% |
| 12 | Spartanburg Methodist College Spartanburg, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 86 | Business Administration and Management, General | — | 43% | $16,728 | 78% |
| 13 | Trident Technical College Charleston, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 84 | Business Administration and Management, General | — | 30% | — | — |
| 14 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC Public · 2 feeder programs | 83 | Business Administration and Management, General | $50,004 | 75% | — | 23% |
| 15 | Benedict College Columbia, SC Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 81 | Business Administration and Management, General | $28,419 | 24% | $19,589 | 96% |
| 16 | Furman University Greenville, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 75 | Business Administration and Management, General | $49,008 | 79% | $24,932 | 43% |
| 17 | Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 75 | Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | — | 33% | — | — |
| 18 | North Greenville University Tigerville, SC Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 74 | Business Administration and Management, General | $41,041 | 55% | $20,327 | 67% |
| 19 | Wofford College Spartanburg, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 68 | Finance, General | $57,335 | 84% | $24,459 | 52% |
| 20 | Francis Marion University Florence, SC Public · 2 feeder programs | 65 | Business Administration and Management, General | $39,039 | 43% | — | 86% |
| 21 | Columbia College Columbia, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 62 | Business Administration and Management, General | $42,514 | 37% | $23,986 | 94% |
| 22 | Anderson University Anderson, SC Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 57 | Business Administration and Management, General | $49,754 | 66% | $24,812 | 55% |
| 23 | Newberry College Newberry, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 53 | Business Administration and Management, General | $36,773 | 45% | $20,306 | 90% |
| 24 | Bob Jones University Greenville, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 50 | Business Administration and Management, General | $44,419 | 65% | $18,053 | — |
| 25 | Strayer University - South Carolina Greenville, SC Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 50 | Business Administration and Management, General | — | 17% | $22,134 | — |
All 46 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.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University | Clemson | Public | 1,132 | 2 |
| University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia | Public | 791 | 4 |
| College of Charleston | Charleston | Public | 407 | 2 |
| Lander University | Greenwood | Public | 387 | 1 |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | Public | 371 | 1 |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway | Public | 366 | 2 |
| Winthrop University | Rock Hill | Public | 180 | 1 |
| Columbia International University | Columbia | Private not-for-profit | 107 | 1 |
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | Public | 102 | 2 |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | Public | 101 | 1 |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | Private not-for-profit | 95 | 3 |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | Spartanburg | Private not-for-profit | 86 | 1 |
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | Public | 84 | 1 |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | Public | 83 | 2 |
| Benedict College | Columbia | Private not-for-profit | 81 | 2 |
What compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists earn in South Carolina
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $78,210. South Carolina pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in South Carolina
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
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 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists page.
How to become a Compensation
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Top skills
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 4 majors mapped to Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
- 52.0801Finance, General
- 52.1001Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
- 52.1701Insurance
Common questions
Answers for people weighing compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists programs in South Carolina.
What degree do you need to become a Compensation?+
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, 74.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Compensation?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Finance and Financial Management Services, Human Resources Management and Services, Insurance. Together they graduate about 5,593 people a year in South Carolina.
How much do compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists earn in South Carolina?+
The median is $63,450 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 18.9% below the U.S. median of $78,210. 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 compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists growing?+
BLS projects a +5.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 8,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in South Carolina?+
46 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 compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Benefits Analyst, Benefits Specialist, Compensation Analyst, Compensation Specialist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-1141.
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 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected 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 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, 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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