COLLEGES · 30-YEAR ROI · CONWAY, SC

Is Coastal Carolina University worth the money?

Yes — at resident pricing. A Coastal Carolina University degree clears +$295K in 30-year projected net value over skipping college and investing the difference.

A public four-year school in Conway, South Carolina, priced as a South Carolina resident — earnings rolled up from 29 FREOPP-reported programs.

IPEDS 2023 cost · FREOPP 2021 earnings · BEA 2023 cost-of-living · same model as /worth-it · this school clears positive net value.

Coastal Carolina University · Conway, SC

30-year net value · resident pricing
+$295K
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$43,214
Breaks even by age
—
Annual tuition · South Carolina resident
$11,640
Annual tuition · out-of-state
$29,628
Total cost of attendance (4 years, sticker)
$92,232
FREOPP program coverage
29 programs
How this is computed (and what it isn’t)

Coastal Carolina University runs through the /worth-it model at its resident tuition rate, with the standard loan assumptions, a 30-year horizon, and South Carolina’s own cost-of-living on the skip-college path. The “30-year net value” is the projected accumulated value of going vs. skipping and investing the difference, in real dollars.

What it isn’t: a verdict on every major. The school-level number averages across 29 FREOPP-reported programs — the field you pick swings it by over a million dollars on its own. We only publish school pages that clear positive net value at resident pricing; earnings roll up from at least three FREOPP programs (ADR-0032), so a single high-earning major can’t fake the number.

Questions

Is Coastal Carolina University worth the money?
At resident pricing, yes: Coastal Carolina University clears +$295K in 30-year projected net value versus skipping college and investing the difference. That is computed from a total cost of attendance of $92,232 and median earnings of $43,214 ten years after entry (IPEDS 2023 cost, FREOPP 2021 earnings, BEA 2023 cost-of-living — the same model as the LE TEEN calculator).
How much is tuition at Coastal Carolina University?
Coastal Carolina University's annual sticker tuition is $11,640 for South Carolina residents and $29,628 for out-of-state students, before financial aid. Total cost of attendance over 4 years — tuition plus fees, housing, and living costs — is $92,232 (IPEDS 2023).
What is the total cost of Coastal Carolina University?
Over 4 years, Coastal Carolina University's sticker cost of attendance is $92,232 — tuition, fees, housing, and living costs at South Carolina prices, before financial aid. Median earnings ten years after entry are $43,214.
What is out-of-state tuition at Coastal Carolina University?
Non-resident annual sticker tuition at Coastal Carolina University is $29,628, versus $11,640 for South Carolina residents — a premium of $17,988 a year.
How long until a Coastal Carolina University degree pays for itself?
Under our defaults the degree path finishes +$295K ahead at the 30-year horizon; the year-by-year crossover depends on your loan share and time horizon — run your own assumptions on the calculator.
What could change the number for Coastal Carolina University?
Two levers dominate. Residency: this page prices Coastal Carolina University as a South Carolina resident — non-resident tuition is a different trade (see the out-of-state tax in South Carolina). And the major: the field you pick swings lifetime ROI by over a million dollars on its own (see the majors pages).

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Cite this:

LE TEEN (2026). “Is Coastal Carolina University worth the money? 30-year ROI.” Data: IPEDS 2023 · FREOPP 2021 · BEA 2023. https://le-teen.com/colleges/coastal-carolina-university