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2021 Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in South Carolina

16 Colleges
1,525 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,436 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in South CarolinaEducation is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Carolina. With 1,525 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that of the 94,324 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.6% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in South Carolina ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the education program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students.

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2021 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in South Carolina

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of South Carolina - Upstate tops the 2021 list of our schools in South Carolina that are best for non-traditional education students. USC Upstate is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg. USC Upstate not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Education in South Carolina list.

About 3.1% of USC Upstate students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,243 students take at least one class online at USC Upstate. 1,416 students are part time.

Read full report on Education at University of South Carolina - Upstate

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Our rankings recognize Clemson University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Clemson has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in South Carolina ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 11,161 students at Clemson that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,412 part time students in attendance at Clemson.

Read full report on Education at Clemson University

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Our rankings recognize University of South Carolina - Columbia as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia. UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Education in South Carolina list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 16,608 students take at least one class online at UofSC. There are roughly 3,896 part time students in attendance at UofSC.

Read full report on Education at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

Our rankings recognize Winthrop University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Winthrop has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in South Carolina ranking.

About 2.1% of Winthrop students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,969 students take at least one class online at Winthrop. About 1,290 of the students at Winthrop are attending part time.

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North Greenville University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. North Greenville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Tigerville. North Greenville also made our Best Colleges for Education in South Carolina list, coming in at #5.

About 2.3% of North Greenville students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 569 students at North Greenville that take at least one class online. 479 students are part time.

Read full report on Education at North Greenville University

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University of South Carolina - Aiken earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Aiken, UofSC Aiken is a public school with a small student population.

About 2.4% of UofSC Aiken students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,465 students take at least one class online at UofSC Aiken. About 1,009 of the students at UofSC Aiken are attending part time.

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Charleston Southern University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best education schools for non-traditional students. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston. CSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Education in South Carolina list.

The student loan default rate at CSU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,564 students take at least one class online at CSU. About 679 of the students at CSU are attending part time.

Full Education at Charleston Southern University Report

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Lander University
Greenwood, SC

Lander University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Lander University is a small public school located in the town of Greenwood.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.8%. Approximately 1,508 students take at least one class online at Lander University. 541 of Lander University students are attending part time.

Full Education at Lander University Report

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Coastal Carolina University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. There are approximately 6,161 students at Coastal Carolina University that take at least one class online. 1,378 students are part time.

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC

Bob Jones University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bob Jones University, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in South Carolina ranking.

The student loan default rate at Bob Jones University is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 394 students at Bob Jones University that take at least one class online. 783 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,719
Mississippi 1,442
Florida 4,294
Virginia 1,940
Georgia 2,749
Alabama 1,828
Tennessee 1,550
West Virginia 552
Louisiana 1,226
Kentucky 1,851
Arkansas 1,218

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*Avg Cost is for the top 16 schools only.

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