2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You
With 402 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #25 most popular major in South Carolina.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in South Carolina to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Citadel Military College of South Carolina the best value school in South Carolina for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Citadel are $10,890 a year.
The Citadel also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #4.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.
UofSC graduate students pay an average of $14,134 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UofSC also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina rankings.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Converse College is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Converse are $7,698 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in South Carolina. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Clemson are $11,796 a year.
Clemson also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #1.
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Out of the 7 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.
Coastal Carolina University graduate students pay an average of $10,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Winthrop University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Winthrop is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.
Winthrop graduate students pay an average of $16,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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South Carolina State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the distant town of Orangeburg, South Carolina State University is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South Carolina State University are $11,460 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 776 |
| Virginia | 1,582 |
| North Carolina | 1,205 |
| Florida | 1,764 |
| Tennessee | 1,225 |
| Kentucky | 1,005 |
| Louisiana | 538 |
| Arkansas | 1,193 |
| Alabama | 618 |
| Mississippi | 783 |
| West Virginia | 207 |
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Majors Related to Education Admin
One of 14 majors within the area of study, educational administration has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Education Admin
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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