by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in South Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 43,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across South Carolina, there were 500 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,605 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in elementary education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in South Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in South Carolina list. South Carolina State University is a small school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at South Carolina State University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the #2 spot on the list. C of C is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 14 masters’s elementary teaching 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in South Carolina. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Converse College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in South Carolina. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of South Carolina - Columbia
Winthrop University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Charleston Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in South Carolina list. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 20 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Bob Jones University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in South Carolina ranking. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 17 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Bob Jones University
University of South Carolina - Upstate landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in South Carolina ranking. USC Upstate is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
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Furman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 9 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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