2023 Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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The Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate 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 10 schools in South Carolina to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for teaching students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina
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Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, the large public school handed out 251 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Clemson. In fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Clemson is ranked #1 for overall quality in South Carolina.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Citadel Military College of South Carolina helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in South Carolina. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, the small public school handed out 21 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Citadel are $18,540 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at The Citadel. In fact, around 76% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The Citadel also took the #2 spot in our Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina rankings.
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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 Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in Anderson, South Carolina that handed out 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 per year.
Anderson University South Carolina does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Anderson University South Carolina did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Converse College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Converse is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Converse graduate students pay an average of $7,698 in tuition and fees each year.
Converse does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 61% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Central, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
SWU graduate students pay an average of $13,726 in tuition and fees each year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out SWU. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
SWU also made our Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.
Coastal Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Coastal Carolina University is located in Conway, South Carolina and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Coastal Carolina University graduate students pay an average of $19,836 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Coastal Carolina University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, the large public school handed out 53 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofSC are $30,160 per year.
UofSC does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
UofSC also took the #5 spot in our Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina rankings.
College of Charleston ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, the fairly large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at C of C are $37,836 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since C of C does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Winthrop University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Winthrop is a public institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Winthrop graduate students pay an average of $30,342 in tuition and fees each year.
Winthrop does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
South Carolina State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teaching programs. South Carolina State University is a small public school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina that handed out 15 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
South Carolina State University graduate students pay an average of $22,570 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at South Carolina State University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 44% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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