2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in South Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration School for You
Public Administration is the #99 most popular major in South Carolina with 88 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Administration Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for public admin 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Administration
Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for public administration students. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.
Clemson undergraduate students pay an average of $15,558 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Clemson is ranked #2 for overall quality for public admin in South Carolina.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great value for public administration students. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofSC are $12,688 per year.
UofSC also claimed a spot on our Best Public Administration Schools in South Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in South Carolina list. C of C is a large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at C of C are $12,978 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, C of C also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Administration Schools in South Carolina ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in South Carolina list. South University, Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South University, Columbia are $18,000 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Strayer University - South Carolina is a great value for public administration students. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Greenville.
Strayer University - South Carolina undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 401 |
| Virginia | 602 |
| North Carolina | 469 |
| Florida | 1,032 |
| Tennessee | 107 |
| Kentucky | 123 |
| Louisiana | 121 |
| Arkansas | 186 |
| Alabama | 396 |
| Mississippi | 84 |
| West Virginia | 132 |
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Public Administration Related Majors for Public Admin
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Public Admin
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58,326 |
| Human Services | 13,238 |
| Public Policy | 6,430 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
| Other Public Administration | 588 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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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