by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Coastal Carolina University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
Coastal Carolina University awards degrees and credentials ranging from bachelor’s degrees up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 3,698 undergraduate · 470 graduate (4,168 total)
The most popular majors at Coastal Carolina University, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 2,084 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 256 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 208 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 154 |
| Marketing. | 138 |
These majors at Coastal Carolina University report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $63,888 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | $48,114 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | $44,387 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | $44,161 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | $43,499 |
Explore the full list of majors at Coastal Carolina University, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 2,084 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. |
208 | $38,300 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
138 | $37,250 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
71 | $42,464 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
39 | $43,499 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Resort Management. |
22 | $32,183 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
256 | $24,273 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. |
154 | $24,662 |
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
70 | $26,355 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
14 | $18,094 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. |
109 | $34,729 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
34 | $44,387 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Reading Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Music Teacher Education. · Computer Teacher Education. |
29 | NA |
| Education, Other. | 17 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
15 | $35,908 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. |
13 | $48,114 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
130 | $27,019 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 12 | NA |
| Journalism. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 122 | $25,418 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Graphic Design. |
36 | $19,827 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
32 | $17,780 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
16 | $17,783 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Technology. |
15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
44 | $28,181 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
31 | $29,976 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health Education and Promotion. |
65 | $27,315 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
9 | NA |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. |
9 | $63,888 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. ↳ Intelligence, General. |
68 | $32,303 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
67 | $25,854 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 22 | NA |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Information Technology. |
13 | $44,161 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
10 | NA |
| Information Science/Studies. | 5 | $42,727 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 19 | $22,701 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Studies. | 29 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
28 | $25,459 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. |
19 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. |
16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Science. | 14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
4 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. |
4 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
7 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 2 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 2 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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