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2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

9 Schools Ranked

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in South Carolina to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
328 Total Awards
$11,796 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the most popular school in South Carolina for students working on their graduate certificate. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 328 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
388 Total Awards
$14,134 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, the large public school handed out 388 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Around 46% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Strayer University - South Carolina

Greenville, South Carolina
11 Total Awards
$15,135 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Strayer University - South Carolina helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in South Carolina. Strayer University - South Carolina is a private for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 18% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, Strayer University - South Carolina is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#4

Southern Wesleyan University

Central, South Carolina
6 Total Awards
$13,726 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Southern Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. SWU is located in Central, South Carolina and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, SWU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#5

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
75 Total Awards
$10,890 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, the small public school awarded 75 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 48% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
4 Total Awards
$17,702 Average Tuition & Fees

Medical University of South Carolina ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. This small public school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 25% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 21% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, South Carolina
5 Total Awards
$10,764 Average Tuition & Fees

Coastal Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#8

Anderson University South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina
5 Total Awards
$11,643 Average Tuition & Fees

Anderson University South Carolina ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in Anderson, South Carolina that handed out 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 73% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#9

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina
45 Total Awards
$16,012 Average Tuition & Fees

Winthrop University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, the medium-sized public school handed out 45 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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