2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina
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The Best Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in South Carolina to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina
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Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Carolina.
One thing to take note of is that Clemson does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Furman University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Furman. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 8% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.
UofSC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.
The Citadel does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 76% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Wesleyan University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out SWU. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
College of Charleston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at C of C, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
Anderson University South Carolina came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking.
Anderson University South Carolina does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 73% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Columbia International University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking.
CIU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Coastal Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Coastal Carolina University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
South University, Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list.
South University, Columbia does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 34% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Winthrop University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Winthrop. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Francis Marion University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.
Francis Marion University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Converse College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Converse. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.
South Carolina State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Online graduate courses are available at South Carolina State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 44% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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