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Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across South Carolina, there were 187 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in secondary education. That schools that top this list have a program in secondary education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Upstate. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina. This medium-sized school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 23 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winthrop University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina list. Rock Hill, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. Coastal Carolina University is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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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 Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina. Converse College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, South Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina list. South Carolina State University is a small public school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 4 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of South Carolina - Aiken came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina ranking. University of South Carolina - Aiken is a public institution located in Aiken, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Clemson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina ranking. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 48 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
College of Charleston landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina ranking. C of C is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 12 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #10. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #11, Wofford College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina list. Wofford College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #11. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 0 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Limestone College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina ranking. Limestone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gaffney, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Limestone College
Charleston Southern University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina list. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 0 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Southern Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina list. Central, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Lander University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in South Carolina list. Located in Greenwood, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
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