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2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
103 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master's in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Special Education is the 39th most popular major in the country with 33,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,879 and had an average of $28,500 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 246 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,725 and $31,422 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 103 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great special education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in South Carolina

#1

Francis Marion University

Florence, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Francis Marion University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k. Florence, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

Francis Marion University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Francis Marion University are $22,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at Francis Marion University

#2

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coastal Carolina University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 11 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our south carolina master’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, Coastal Carolina University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Coastal Carolina University are $19,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at Coastal Carolina University

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Special Education at Clemson University

#4

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Special Education Master’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 UofSC are $30,160.

Full UofSC Special Education Report

#5

University of South Carolina - Upstate

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Upstate. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. USC Upstate is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our south carolina master’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, USC Upstate has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC Upstate are $30,135, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USC Upstate Special Education Report

#6

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

College of Charleston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at C of C, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Charleston are $36,592, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full C of C Special Education Report

#7

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Winthrop University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Winthrop, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Winthrop University are $30,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at Winthrop

#8

Converse College

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Converse College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Converse College is a small school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 10 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Converse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Special Education Master’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 Converse are $9,021.

Full Converse Special Education Report

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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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