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Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

14 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in South Carolina to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the most popular school in South Carolina for education students working on their graduate certificate. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 12% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#3

Furman University

Greenville, SC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Furman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in South Carolina. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Greenville.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at College of Charleston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Charleston, C of C is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in education at C of C, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#6

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

Converse College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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South Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Orangeburg, South Carolina State University is a public college with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#8

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

Winthrop University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Winthrop is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rock Hill.

About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.

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Southern Wesleyan University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Central, SWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Coastal Carolina University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

Women make up 60% of the education majors at the school.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 14 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.

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