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2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$11,318 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 4th in South Carolina. In fact, 352 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Education

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for general education students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Clemson graduate students pay an average of $11,796 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Clemson also made our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on General Education at Clemson University

#2

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Converse College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Converse are $7,698 per year.

Full General Education at Converse College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anderson University South Carolina. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Anderson University South Carolina graduate students pay an average of $11,643 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Anderson University South Carolina also made our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on General Education at Anderson University South Carolina

Out of the 4 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofSC are $14,134 per year.

UofSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Full General Education at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 95
Tennessee 605
North Carolina 255
Florida 622
Georgia 117
Virginia 918
West Virginia 301
Arkansas 133
Louisiana 116
Mississippi 407
Alabama 115

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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