2027 Best Value Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Schools in South Carolina
[Military Technologies & Applied Sciences](/majors/military-technologies-sciences/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong military technologies & applied sciences education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for military technologies & applied sciences students.
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2027 Best Value Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Schools in South Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in military technologies & applied sciences, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Schools
Coastal Carolina University tops our 2027 list of the best value military technologies & applied sciences schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $11,640, compared with $29,628 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $24,878 to complete the military technologies & applied sciences program here. Soon after graduation, military technologies & applied sciences degree recipients from Coastal Carolina University generally make around $35,150. That is a strong return on a $24,878 median debt. Roughly 75% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Citadel Military College Of South Carolina earned it the #2 place for military technologies & applied sciences. Set in the city of Charleston, Citadel Military College Of South Carolina is a mid-sized public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $12,570, compared with $38,508 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for military technologies & applied sciences graduates is $26,499. Early-career military technologies & applied sciences graduates make about $42,362. That is a strong return on a $26,499 median debt. Roughly 23% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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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