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Best Digital Marketing Schools Near Myrtle Beach, SC (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is home to about 37,214 residents. Median household income is $53,679 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 34.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In South Carolina, the top-earning digital marketing-related role is Advertising and Promotions Managers at a median $156,300 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Digital Marketing Schools to Myrtle Beach
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer digital marketing programs near Myrtle Beach, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Myrtle Beach city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Myrtle Beach.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score โ U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
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University of South Carolina-Columbia
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Columbia, SC
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124.5 miles from Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach is part of the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area (BLS area code 34820). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to South Carolina statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Marketing Managers
$143,450
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
$153,259
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$57,840
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
$61,795
Web and Digital Interface Designers
$78,650
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
$84,028
Advertising and Promotions Managers
$156,300
SC statewide
$166,987
Public Relations Specialists
$61,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
$65,192
Writers and Authors
$51,920
SC statewide
$55,470
Advertising Sales Agents
$39,270
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
$41,955
Web Developers
$78,190
SC statewide
$83,536
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Myrtle Beach at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
37,214
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$53,679
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
34.1%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
93.6 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Myrtle Beach-Area Cities With Digital Marketing Programs
What are the highest-paying digital marketing roles near Myrtle Beach?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying digital marketing-related roles near Myrtle Beach are: Advertising and Promotions Managers ($156,300), Marketing Managers ($143,450), Web and Digital Interface Designers ($78,650). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with South Carolina statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Conway instead of Myrtle Beach?
Conway, SC is 12.8 miles from Myrtle Beach and has its own set of local digital marketing programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Myrtle Beach an affordable place to study digital marketing?
Myrtle Beach’s median household income of $53,679 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Myrtle Beach while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and South Carolina public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 7, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024โ2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.