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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$11,952 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Charleston Southern University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $5,085 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

The Citadel graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The Citadel also took the #2 spot in our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina rankings.

Full Educational Administration at Citadel Military College of South Carolina Report

#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Clemson are $11,796 a year.

Clemson not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Clemson University

#4

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Converse College is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Converse are $7,698 per year.

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Out of the 12 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University South Carolina landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 a year.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofSC are $14,134 per year.

UofSC also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina rankings.

Full Educational Administration at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

With a ranking of #7, Coastal Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. 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.

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#8

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

With a ranking of #8, Bob Jones University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bob Jones University are $10,403 a year.

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Southern Wesleyan University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree educational administration programs. Located in the suburb of Central, SWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SWU are $13,726 a year.

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#10

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

Winthrop University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. 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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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 12 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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