2022 Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Educational Leadership & Administration is the 33rd most popular major in the country with 32,654 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across South Carolina, there were 266 general educational leadership and administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 general educational leadership and administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general educational leadership and administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general educational leadership and administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general educational leadership and administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Educational Leadership & Administration in South Carolina

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s educational leadership and administration degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

North Greenville University

Tigerville, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$11,560 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Greenville University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina. North Greenville is located in Tigerville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s educational leadership and administration degrees to qualified students.

North Greenville also made our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Greenville are $11,560.

Read full report on General Educational Leadership & Administration at North Greenville University

#3

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$22,570 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Educational Leadership and Administration Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina. South Carolina State University is a small public school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 17 doctorate’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2019-2020.

South Carolina State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Carolina State University are $22,570.

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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