2026 Best Value Statistics Schools in South Carolina

[Statistics](/majors/mathematics-and-statistics/mathematics-and-statistics/statistics/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong statistics education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for statistics students.
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2026 Best Value Statistics Schools in South Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in statistics, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Statistics Schools
Leading the list is University Of South Carolina Columbia, our #1 best value for statistics in South Carolina. University Of South Carolina Columbia is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia. Students from in state pay about $12,688 in tuition and fees, compared with $36,298 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $24,472 to complete the statistics program here. Statistics graduates of University Of South Carolina Columbia earn a median of $69,543 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $24,472 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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