Education at University of South Carolina - Upstate

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at University of South Carolina - Upstate. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USC Upstate is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and approximately 6,038 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,139 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina - Upstate in 2021, 119 of them were education majors.

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

USC Upstate Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at USC Upstate

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USC Upstate offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USC Upstate Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at USC Upstate compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at USC Upstate is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	223
Most Focused Education Schools	314
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	322
Most Popular Education Schools	419
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	531
	564
	734

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in education from USC Upstate. This makes it the #436 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at USC Upstate

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

USC Upstate Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in education from USC Upstate. About 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at USC Upstate since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at USC Upstate are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	89
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

USC Upstate Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students earned a master's degree in education from USC Upstate. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from USC Upstate, 79% 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 - Upstate with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	77
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

USC Upstate also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Carolina - Upstate. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	184
Teacher Education Subject Specific	19
Special Education	13

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

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 - Upstate.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Elementary School Teachers	22,530	$51,240
Teacher Assistants	15,470	$23,240
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Middle School Teachers	8,360	$52,520
Preschool Teachers	5,940	$28,940

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 Dfscgt21 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.