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Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$11,822 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

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 analysis found Citadel Military College of South Carolina to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Carolina. Located in the city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college 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 took the #4 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofSC are $14,134 a year.

UofSC also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.

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#3

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Converse College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Converse are $7,698 a year.

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $11,796 per year.

Clemson also made our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Coastal Carolina University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in South Carolina. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Coastal Carolina University are $10,764 per year.

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Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

Winthrop University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Winthrop is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rock Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Winthrop are $16,012 a year.

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South Carolina State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the 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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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.

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