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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina has 1 accredited school offering liberal arts programs, with tuition ranging from $5,498 to $17,185 per year for indexed programs. Hilton Head Island has a population of about 37,805. Median household income is $96,715 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 55.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area, the top-earning liberal arts-related role is Management Analyst at a median $119,430 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer liberal arts programs near Hilton Head Island, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Hilton Head Island city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
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:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Hilton Head Island. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all South Carolina schools on the South Carolina liberal arts page.
Hilton Head Island is part of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area (BLS area code 25940). 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations Specialist | $62,730 | SC statewide | $64,010 |
| Management Analyst | $119,430 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $121,867 |
| Technical Writer | $82,540 | SC statewide | $84,224 |
| News Analyst, Reporter, or Journalist | $47,940 | SC statewide | $48,918 |
| Editor | $62,000 | SC statewide | $63,265 |
| Training and Development Specialist | $64,740 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $66,061 |
| Human Resources Specialist | $69,740 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $71,163 |
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.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 37,805 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $96,715 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 55.3% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 98.0 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Liberal Arts-related employment in Beaufort County | 232 workers, 51 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Accredited schools offering liberal arts programs near Hilton Head Island are listed on this page, ranked by BOC Score and distance from the city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS and College Scorecard data on every site update, so it stays current as programs open and close.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying liberal arts-related roles near Hilton Head Island are: Management Analyst ($119,430), Technical Writer ($82,540), Human Resources Specialist ($69,740). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with South Carolina statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Beaufort, SC is 18.1 miles from Hilton Head Island and has its own set of local liberal arts programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Hilton Head Island’s median household income of $96,715 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Hilton Head Island while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and South Carolina public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Hilton Head Island:
Data verified: July 23, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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