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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

7 Schools Ranked

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in South Carolina to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
251 Total Awards
$11,796 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Carolina. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 251 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
53 Total Awards
$14,134 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. This large public school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 53 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.

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.

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#3

Southern Wesleyan University

Central, South Carolina
6 Total Awards
$13,726 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Wesleyan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. SWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Central, South Carolina. It awarded 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at SWU are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#4

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
21 Total Awards
$10,890 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the # 4 spot on the list. The Citadel is a small public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 21 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 76% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, South Carolina
5 Total Awards
$10,764 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Coastal Carolina University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in South Carolina. Coastal Carolina University is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

Anderson University South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina
1 Total Awards
$11,643 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina
14 Total Awards
$16,012 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Winthrop University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. This medium-sized public school is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and it awarded 14 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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