2024 Best General Education Schools in South Carolina
8Colleges in South Carolina
352General Education Degrees Awarded
General Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #31 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Education Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 352 degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The general education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Education Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for General Education in South Carolina
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general education degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is hard to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you want to pursue a degree in general education. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 69 general education students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Clemson University if you want to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 153 general education students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.
North Greenville University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general education. Located in the rural area of Tigerville, North Greenville is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 10 general education students who graduated with this degree at North Greenville in the most recent data year.
Anderson University South Carolina is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general education. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Anderson. A Best Colleges rank of #811 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Anderson University South Carolina is a great university overall.
There were about 43 general education students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University South Carolina in the most recent data year.
Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Greenville. This university ranks 12th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 19 general education students who graduated with this degree at Bob Jones University in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 10 general education students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1009 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia College South Carolina is a great college overall.
There were approximately 10 general education students who graduated with this degree at Columbia College South Carolina in the most recent data year.
Converse is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Spartanburg. This college ranks 17th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 17 general education students who graduated with this degree at Converse in the most recent data year.
General Education is one of 0 different types of General Education programs to choose from.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The general education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
