2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in South Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You
With 64 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #117 most popular major in South Carolina.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in General Social Sciences
Our analysis found Citadel Military College of South Carolina to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.
The Citadel undergraduate students pay an average of $12,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The Citadel also took the #5 spot in our Best General Social Sciences Schools in South Carolina rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Beaufort. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the town of Bluffton, USCB is a public college with a small student population.
USCB undergraduate students pay an average of $10,730 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, social sciences majors at USCB accumulate an average of around $37,250 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Wesleyan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Central, SWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SWU are $26,498 a year.
Request InformationBest Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 51 |
Virginia | 1,592 |
North Carolina | 114 |
Florida | 606 |
Tennessee | 269 |
Kentucky | 52 |
Louisiana | 59 |
Arkansas | 16 |
Alabama | 95 |
Mississippi | 55 |
West Virginia | 14 |
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General Social Sciences Related Majors for Social Sciences
General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
Economics | 49,055 |
Sociology | 38,475 |
International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
Anthropology | 11,415 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).
More about our data sources and methodologies.