2023 Best Value General Education Schools in South Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education School for You
With 352 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #32 most popular major in South Carolina.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Education Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for general education students. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clemson are $15,558 per year.
Clemson also took the #2 spot in our Best General Education Schools in South Carolina rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Converse College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Converse undergraduate students pay an average of $19,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $30,720 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofSC are $12,688 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UofSC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Education Schools in South Carolina list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Winthrop University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in South Carolina list. Winthrop is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.
Winthrop undergraduate students pay an average of $15,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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North Greenville University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Tigerville, North Greenville is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Greenville are $22,470 a year.
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Bob Jones University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in South Carolina ranking. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Greenville.
Bob Jones University undergraduate students pay an average of $21,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Columbia College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Columbia College South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia College South Carolina are $18,218 per year. The average amount in student loans that education majors at Columbia College South Carolina take out is $26,756.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 117 |
| Virginia | 918 |
| North Carolina | 255 |
| Florida | 622 |
| Tennessee | 605 |
| Kentucky | 95 |
| Louisiana | 116 |
| Arkansas | 133 |
| Alabama | 115 |
| Mississippi | 407 |
| West Virginia | 301 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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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