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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$16,599 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,308 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a .

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in General Social Sciences

$12,570 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Citadel are $12,570 per year.

The Citadel also took the #5 spot in our Best General Social Sciences Schools in South Carolina rankings.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Citadel Military College of South Carolina

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Beaufort is a great value for general social sciences students. Located in the town of Bluffton, USCB is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USCB are $10,730 a year. While working on their degree, social sciences majors at USCB accumulate an average of around $37,250 in student debt.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at University of South Carolina - Beaufort

$26,498 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southern Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in South Carolina. Located in the large 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.

Full General Social Sciences at Southern Wesleyan University Report

Best 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
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

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

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