2026 Best Value Management Science Schools in South Carolina
[Management Science](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/management-science-quantitative-methods/management-science/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for management science students.
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2026 Best Value Management Science Schools in South Carolina
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the management science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Management Science Schools
University Of South Carolina Columbia tops our 2026 list of the best value management science schools in South Carolina. University Of South Carolina Columbia is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia. In-state tuition and fees average $12,688, while out-of-state students pay about $36,298. Students borrow a median of $21,911 to complete the management science program here. Early-career management science graduates make about $90,836. That is a strong return on a $21,911 median debt. University Of South Carolina Columbia admits about 60% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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