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2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,965 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$91,539 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 5th in South Carolina. In fact, 266 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for special ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Special Education

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $11,796 per year.

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

Read full report on Special Education at Clemson University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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

UofSC also took the #3 spot in our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina rankings.

Full Special Education at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 608
Tennessee 354
North Carolina 477
Florida 1,103
Georgia 550
Virginia 1,238
West Virginia 46
Arkansas 351
Louisiana 103
Mississippi 269
Alabama 437

Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Special Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

Majors Similar to Special Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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