Best Life Scientist, All Other programs in South Carolina, ranked by enrollment
All life scientists not listed.
30 schools in South Carolina run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,776 people a year. The job pays a median of $169,440 in South Carolina across about — 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.
2 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 26.0101In South Carolina → | 1,770 | 99.7% | 30 | $32,152 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 30.1701In South Carolina → | 6 | 0.3% | 2 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
Top 25 schools in South Carolina
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 20 of the 30 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 410 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $28,035 | 79% | — | 60% |
| 2 | Clemson University Clemson, SC Public · 2 feeder programs | 408 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $31,481 | 87% | — | 38% |
| 3 | College of Charleston Charleston, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 146 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $30,538 | 66% | — | 60% |
| 4 | Wofford College Spartanburg, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 94 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $24,287 | 84% | $24,459 | 52% |
| 5 | Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 66 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $31,174 | 57% | — | 79% |
| 6 | Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 63 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $28,585 | 48% | — | 75% |
| 7 | University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 50 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $32,212 | 34% | — | 73% |
| 8 | Benedict College Columbia, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 49 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $22,805 | 24% | $19,589 | 96% |
| 9 | Francis Marion University Florence, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 49 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $27,223 | 43% | — | 86% |
| 10 | Claflin University Orangeburg, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 45 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $25,873 | 52% | $23,698 | 65% |
| 11 | Furman University Greenville, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 42 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $28,801 | 79% | $24,932 | 43% |
| 12 | Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 32 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $29,891 | 47% | $21,848 | 96% |
| 13 | South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 32 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $25,938 | 37% | — | 83% |
| 14 | University of South Carolina - Upstate Spartanburg, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 31 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $31,742 | 43% | — | 67% |
| 15 | Anderson University Anderson, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 28 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 66% | $24,812 | 55% |
| 16 | University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 26 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $32,314 | 40% | — | 79% |
| 17 | Presbyterian College Clinton, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 23 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $30,034 | 51% | $20,548 | 68% |
| 18 | Converse University Spartanburg, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 22 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 62% | $19,465 | 68% |
| 19 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $36,066 | 75% | — | 23% |
| 20 | Lander University Greenwood, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $32,422 | 50% | — | 81% |
| 21 | Newberry College Newberry, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $34,694 | 45% | $20,306 | 90% |
| 22 | Columbia College Columbia, SC Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 20 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 37% | $23,986 | 94% |
| 23 | Erskine College Due West, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 45% | $21,534 | 63% |
| 24 | Coker University Hartsville, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 40% | $17,749 | 94% |
| 25 | Allen University Columbia, SC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 13% | $11,853 | 73% |
All 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia | Public | 410 | 1 |
| Clemson University | Clemson | Public | 408 | 2 |
| College of Charleston | Charleston | Public | 146 | 1 |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg | Private not-for-profit | 94 | 1 |
| Winthrop University | Rock Hill | Public | 66 | 1 |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway | Public | 63 | 1 |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | Bluffton | Public | 50 | 1 |
| Benedict College | Columbia | Private not-for-profit | 49 | 1 |
| Francis Marion University | Florence | Public | 49 | 1 |
| Claflin University | Orangeburg | Private not-for-profit | 45 | 1 |
| Furman University | Greenville | Private not-for-profit | 42 | 1 |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | Private not-for-profit | 32 | 1 |
| South Carolina State University | Orangeburg | Public | 32 | 1 |
| University of South Carolina - Upstate | Spartanburg | Public | 31 | 1 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | Private not-for-profit | 28 | 1 |
What life scientists, all other earn in South Carolina
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $93,750. South Carolina pays above the national figure.
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 Life Scientists, All Other page.
How to become a Life Scientist, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 10 majors mapped to Life Scientists, All Other10 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 26.0101Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- 26.1301Ecology
- 26.1399Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
- 26.9999Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 30.1801Natural Sciences
- 30.1901Nutrition Sciences
- 30.4301Geobiology
- 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience
- 51.2314Rehabilitation Science
Common questions
Answers for people weighing life scientists, all other programs in South Carolina.
What degree do you need to become a Life Scientist, All Other?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Biology/Biological Sciences, General, which awarded 1,770 degrees in South Carolina in 2024-25, 99.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Life Scientist, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 2 programs to this occupation. The largest are Biology, Behavioral Sciences. Together they graduate about 1,776 people a year in South Carolina.
How much do life scientists, all other earn in South Carolina?+
The median is $169,440 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 80.7% above the U.S. median of $93,750. 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 life scientists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +3.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in South Carolina?+
30 institutions in South Carolina reported graduates from at least one of the 2 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.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
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.
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