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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.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education admin majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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 midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Citadel are $10,890 per year.

The Citadel not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.

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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 midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UofSC graduate students pay an average of $14,134 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Educational Administration at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

#3

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

Out of the 7 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Converse College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small 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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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. 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 took the #1 spot in our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Coastal Carolina University is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Coastal Carolina University are $10,764 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Coastal Carolina University Report

#6

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.

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 school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Carolina State University are $11,460 per year.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Schools 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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