by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in South Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across South Carolina, there were 352 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 281 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,605 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in South Carolina” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in South Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Converse College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in South Carolina list. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s general education students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University South Carolina landed the #2 spot on the list. Anderson University South Carolina is located in Anderson, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Anderson University South Carolina General Education Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 153 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 64 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Furman University landed the #5 spot on the list. Furman University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 4 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Southern Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in South Carolina list. Southern Wesleyan University is located in Central, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Education at Southern Wesleyan University
Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #6. Bob Jones University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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