The main focus area for this major is Historic Preservation & Conservation. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Historic Preservation is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies program of study at College of Charleston. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in historic preservation, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at C of C was ranked #9 on College Factual's Best Schools for historic preservation list. It is also ranked #1 in South Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for C of C.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at C of C was $1,369 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $522 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $12,518 | $32,848 |
Fees | $460 | $460 |
Books and Supplies | $1,262 | $1,262 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,959 | $12,959 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,954 | $3,954 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at C of C in Historic Preservation walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 18% higher than the national average of $21,125.
The median early career salary of historic preservation students who receive their bachelor’s degree from C of C is $34,420 per year. That is 44% higher than the national average of $23,850.
Online degrees for the C of C historic preservation bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the C of C Online Learning page.
About 63.4% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in historic preservation in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in historic preservation at C of C in 2019-2020, 4.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 5%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 38 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Historic Preservation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Historic Preservation & Conservation | 41 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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International Studies | 49 |
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 16 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.