Around 0.8% of South Carolina's graduates graduate from human services degree programs every year. In other words, every year an estimated 791 human services professionals graduate from South Carolina's 19 human services schools.

Top Schools

Winthrop University, which is located in Rock Hill, is the top-ranked school in South Carolina that has a human services program. It received a ranking of 36th in the country in 2010. 55 students graduated with a degree in human services from Winthrop University in 2010. Winthrop University charged in-state students $12,176 in tuition fees per year.

The second-ranked school in South Carolina that has a human services program is Columbia College. Columbia College, which was ranked 48th in the country in 2010, is located in Columbia. In 2010, 6 students graduated from Columbia College human services program. Columbia College charged in-state students $24,060 in tuition fees per year.

Southern Wesleyan University, which is located in Central, is the third-ranked school in South Carolina that has a human services program. It received a ranking of 49th in the country in 2010. In 2010, Southern Wesleyan University graduated 7 students from its human services programs. Tuition at Southern Wesleyan University was $19,500 per year.

Cost

If you choose to attend a South Carolina human services school, average tuition will be $9,238 per year. However, tuition at your particular institution may range from $2,594 per year to $24,060 per year. The highest tuition rates in 2010 at South Carolina human services schools were charged at the following schools:

1. Columbia College - located in Columbia, students are charged $24,060 per year
2. Coker College - located in Hartsville, students are charged $20,548 per year
3. Southern Wesleyan University - located in Central, students are charged $19,500 per year

The human services schools in South Carolina that charged the lowest tuition rates were:

1. Denmark Technical College - located in Denmark, students are charged $2,594 per year
2. Williamsburg Technical College - located in Kingstree, students are charged $3,264 per year
3. Florence-Darlington Technical College - located in Florence, students are charged $3,422 per year

A human services degree from a South Carolina school... what next?

In South Carolina, the largest numbers of human services professional work in the following counties:

1. Calhoun County - 1,650 human services professionals
2. Greenville County - 970 human services professionals
3. Berkeley County - 330 human services professionals

Projected Growth

The government projects that the number of human services professionals in South Carolina will grow by 7%. By 2018, there will be an estimated 5,830 human services professionals working in South Carolina.

Salary

On average, human services professionals earn $29,185 per year. However, this number is only an average. Human services professional in South Carolina had varying salaries from $15,680 to $59,630 per year in 2010. On average human services professional earn the most in the following South Carolina counties:

1. Anderson County - $39,640 per year
2. Spartanburg County - $34,895 per year
3. Chesterfield County - $34,160 per year

The South Carolina counties with the lowest average salary for human services professionals are:

1. Sumter County - $27,250 per year
2. Greenville County - $27,705 per year
3. Berkeley County - $28,175 per year

The human services professionals with highest average salaries in South Carolina were:

1. Human Services Care Specialist - $30,440 per year
2. Human Services Program Specialist - $27,930 per year

The human services professionals with lowest average salaries in South Carolina were:

4. Human Services Care Specialist - $30,440 per year
5. Human Services Program Specialist - $27,930 per year

More Information

For more data regarding a career in human services in South Carolina and to compare salaries with various related fields such as human services or sociology, take a look at the graphs and charts below.