2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across South Carolina, there were 501 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in South Carolina

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Converse College

Spartanburg, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$9,021 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Converse College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina list. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Converse also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Converse are $9,021, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary Education at Converse College

#3

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$36,592 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the #3 spot on the list. College of Charleston is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

C of C did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at C of C are $36,592, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$7,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Charleston Southern University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina. Charleston Southern University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 3 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSU are $7,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Charleston Southern University

#5

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, South Carolina

#5 in overall quality

$22,570 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina. South Carolina State University is a small public school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

South Carolina State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Carolina State University are $22,570, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary Education at South Carolina State University

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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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