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2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

9 Schools Ranked

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Carolina. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 99 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UofSC. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Clemson University

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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 20 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that Clemson does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, South Carolina
12 Total Awards
$11,460 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. This small public school is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at South Carolina State University. In 2019-2020 about 44% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Columbia International University

Columbia, South Carolina
11 Total Awards
$11,810 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Columbia International University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in South Carolina. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CIU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 93% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

North Greenville University

Tigerville, South Carolina
6 Total Awards
$12,220 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Greenville University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Tigerville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

North Greenville 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

One thing to take note of is that CSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
$10,403 Average Tuition & Fees

Bob Jones University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Bob Jones University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

Southern Wesleyan University

Central, South Carolina
$13,726 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Wesleyan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

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.

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#6

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, South Carolina
$10,764 Average Tuition & Fees

Coastal Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Coastal Carolina University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 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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