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2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in South Carolina

18 Colleges in South Carolina
539 Child development Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in early childhood education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #34 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 18 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for early childhood education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 539 degrees in early childhood education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School

Best Early Childhood Education Schools in South Carolina The child development program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Early Childhood Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Early Childhood Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Early Childhood Education Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Child development
Bachelor's Degrees in Child development
Master's Degrees in Child development

The child development 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 Early Childhood Education Schools in South Carolina. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Early Childhood Education in South Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of child development degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top South Carolina Schools in Child development

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In SC
35 Child development Degrees Awarded

Clemson University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in early childhood education. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were approximately 35 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Clemson University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
84 Child development Degrees Awarded

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in early childhood education. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 84 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of South Carolina - Columbia

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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In SC
42 Child development Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in early childhood education has to look into College of Charleston. C of C is a large public college located in the midsize city of Charleston. A Best Colleges rank of #699 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means C of C is a great college overall.

There were about 42 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from College of Charleston

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In SC
39 Child development Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Winthrop University if you wish to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Winthrop is a small public university located in the city of Rock Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #1191 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Winthrop is a great university overall.

There were about 39 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Winthrop University

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In SC
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1051 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bob Jones University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Bob Jones University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Bob Jones University

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
58 Child development Degrees Awarded

Coastal Carolina University is a large public university located in the city of Conway. This university ranks 19th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 58 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Coastal Carolina University

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In SC
33 Child development Degrees Awarded

USC Upstate is a small public university located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg. This university ranks 18th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 33 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at USC Upstate in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of South Carolina - Upstate

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In SC

Located in the suburb of Central, SWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1272 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SWU is a great university overall.

There were about 10 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at SWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Southern Wesleyan University

9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In SC

North Greenville is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Tigerville. A Best Colleges rank of #1232 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means North Greenville is a great university overall.

There were approximately 26 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at North Greenville in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from North Greenville University

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Lander University
Greenwood, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In SC

Located in the town of Greenwood, Lander University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 23 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Lander University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Lander University


 

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Early Childhood Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 1,201
North Carolina 710 1,012
Georgia 690 1,167
Virginia 630 383
Tennessee 624 185
Kentucky 518 83
Mississippi 501 32
Alabama 500 276
Louisiana 489 119
Arkansas 466 210
West Virginia 410 4

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One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Early Childhood Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 500
Secondary Education 187
Teacher Development & Methodology 172
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 129
Teacher Education 65
Montessori Teacher Education 11
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 11
Online Educator/Online Teaching 1

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