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2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$12,513 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 3,980 degrees and certificates from a South Carolina school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in South Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Charleston Southern University the best value school in South Carolina for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

CSU graduate students pay an average of $5,085 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Clemson is a fairly 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

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#4

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Converse College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in South Carolina. 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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#5

Lander University

Greenwood, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lander University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Greenwood, Lander University is a public school with a small student population.

Lander University graduate students pay an average of $9,810 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Anderson University South Carolina ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small 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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#7

North Greenville University

Tigerville, SC

North Greenville University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the rural area of Tigerville, North Greenville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Greenville are $12,220 per year.

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Coastal Carolina University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Coastal Carolina University is a 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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University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

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

UofSC also made our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.

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#10

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Bob Jones University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Greenville.

Bob Jones University graduate students pay an average of $10,403 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
Tennessee 5,194
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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