Top Majors at Columbia College

SC · Ranked by 5-year median salary · 18 majors with data

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#	Major	Year 1	Year 5 Median	Year 10
1	Homeland Security	$67,412	$74,301	—
2	Criminal Justice and Corrections	$56,530	$65,609	—
3	Accounting and Related Services	$45,398	$55,665	$66,831
4	Business Administration and Management	$44,149	$53,873	$65,723
5	Public Administration and Social Service, Other	$42,081	$53,647	$53,485
6	Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$34,107	$52,955	$57,619
7	Special Education and Teaching	$43,907	$48,852	$58,100
8	Communication and Media Studies	$38,829	$48,829	$55,261
9	Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods	$42,420	$48,604	$55,010
10	Biology, General	$28,875	$48,291	$57,147
11	Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas	$53,343	$48,030	$51,929
12	English Language and Literature, General	$41,544	$45,912	$54,453
13	Social Work	$32,883	$45,254	$55,307
14	Fine and Studio Arts	$29,296	$43,384	$50,083
15	Psychology, General	$31,832	$41,610	$50,831
16	Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$29,807	$41,207	$49,764
17	Dance	$28,584	$38,771	$51,223
18	Political Science and Government	$30,647	$37,041	$62,224

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.