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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Education in South Carolina

23 Ranked Colleges
1,698 Degrees Awarded
$42,983 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina

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In 2020-2021, 327,871 education students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 3,980 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,551 and $26,213 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,698 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,605 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. That schools that top this list have a program in education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina master’s degree education students.

Top 23 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Education in South Carolina

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Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina list. Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 111 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Converse College
Spartanburg, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Converse College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 69 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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Columbia International University
Columbia, South Carolina

Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia International University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 79 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Education at CIU

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Southern Wesleyan University
Central, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina. Southern Wesleyan University is a small school located in Central, South Carolina that handed out 57 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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Anderson University South Carolina
Anderson, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University South Carolina. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina list. Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 123 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Anderson University South Carolina Education Report

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South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina

South Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 42 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Education at South Carolina State University

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina

With a ranking of #7, Winthrop University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina list. This medium-sized school is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and it awarded 110 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of South Carolina - Upstate
Spartanburg, South Carolina

University of South Carolina - Upstate came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina ranking. University of South Carolina - Upstate is a public institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 97 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Coker University
Hartsville, South Carolina

Coker University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina ranking. Coker is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hartsville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Francis Marion University
Florence, South Carolina

With a ranking of #10, Francis Marion University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina list. Located in Florence, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.

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Coastal Carolina University
Conway, South Carolina

Coastal Carolina University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, South Carolina. It awarded 121 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina

Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #12. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 30 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #13. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 348 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #14. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Education at The Citadel

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North Greenville University
Tigerville, South Carolina

North Greenville University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina ranking. North Greenville University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tigerville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

Read full report on Education at North Greenville

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Lander University
Greenwood, South Carolina

Lander University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina ranking. Greenwood, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Education at Lander University

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Furman University
Greenville, South Carolina

Furman University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina ranking. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.

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%. 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.

Read more about Education at Furman University

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University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 262 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read full report on Education at UofSC

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Claflin University
Orangeburg, South Carolina

Claflin University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina list. Claflin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Claflin Education Report

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Charleston Southern University
Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston Southern University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.

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University of South Carolina - Aiken came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Aiken, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UofSC Aiken Education Report

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Strayer University - South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina

Strayer University - South Carolina came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina ranking. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small private for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 6 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Full Strayer University - South Carolina Education Report

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College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina

College of Charleston ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in South Carolina list. College of Charleston is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 32 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Education at College of Charleston

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