General Education at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Every general education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at University of South Carolina - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Education section at the bottom of this page.

UofSC General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

UofSC General Education Rankings

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There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #64 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC General Education Master’s Program

The education program at UofSC awarded 64 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UofSC, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	45
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Education Philosophy
• Other Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Educational Assessment
• Special Education

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Education Professors	1,280	$60,700

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.