2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina
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Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Carolina. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, the large public school awarded 388 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 46% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UofSC. 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.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. This large public school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 328 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Clemson. In fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. The Citadel is located in Charleston, South Carolina and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 48% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at The Citadel. In fact, around 76% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Winthrop University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Winthrop University is a medium-sized public school located in Rock Hill, South Carolina that handed out 45 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Winthrop. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. College of Charleston is a fairly large public school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 43 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at C of C. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Furman University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 40 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Furman does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 8% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
South Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. This small public school is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 15 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at South Carolina State University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 44% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Converse College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Converse is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Converse. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Strayer University - South Carolina landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Strayer University - South Carolina is located in Greenville, South Carolina and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 18% were women.
Strayer University - South Carolina is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #10, Columbia International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. CIU is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 29% of those degree recipients were women.
CIU 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #11, Francis Marion University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in Florence, South Carolina that handed out 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Francis Marion University 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 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Southern Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Southern Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Central, South Carolina that handed out 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
SWU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Anderson University South Carolina came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Anderson University South Carolina does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.
Coastal Carolina University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in Conway, South Carolina, the fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Medical University of South Carolina did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Medical University of South Carolina is a small public school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 25% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MUSC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 21% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #15, South University, Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, the very small private for-profit school handed out 4 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
One thing to take note of is that South University, Columbia does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 34% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of South Carolina - Upstate came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. USC Upstate is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at USC Upstate. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #18, Bob Jones University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Bob Jones University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #18, Columbia College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Columbia College South Carolina. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
North Greenville University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs.
North Greenville 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 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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