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2024 Best Secondary Education Schools in South Carolina

8 Colleges in South Carolina
187 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Secondary Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #84 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for secondary education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 187 degrees in secondary education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Secondary Education School

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

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Secondary Education Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Secondary Teaching
Master's Degrees in Secondary Teaching

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Secondary Education Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Secondary Education in South Carolina

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the secondary teaching degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top South Carolina Schools in Secondary Teaching

1
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
48 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Clemson University if you want to pursue a degree in secondary education. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were about 48 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Clemson University

2
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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In SC

Every student pursuing a degree in secondary education needs to look into College of Charleston. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #699 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means C of C is a great college overall.

There were about 12 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in secondary education from College of Charleston

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
34 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you want to pursue a degree in secondary education. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 34 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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

4
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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In SC

It is difficult to beat Winthrop University if you want to pursue a degree in secondary education. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1191 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Winthrop is a great university overall.

There were about 21 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Winthrop University

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In SC

Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #435 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means The Citadel is a great college overall.

There were approximately 10 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at The Citadel in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Citadel Military College of South Carolina

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In SC

Located in the suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 23 secondary 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 secondary education from University of South Carolina - Upstate

7
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Converse College
Spartanburg, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In SC

Converse is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Spartanburg. This college ranks 17th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 4 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Converse in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Converse College

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In SC

UofSC Aiken is a small public university located in the suburb of Aiken. This university ranks 30th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 6 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at UofSC Aiken in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in secondary education from University of South Carolina - Aiken

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In SC

Located in the city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 25 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Coastal Carolina University

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In SC
50.0% Growth in Graduates

South Carolina State University is a small public university located in the distant town of Orangeburg. This university ranks 43rd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 4 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at South Carolina State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from South Carolina State University

Best Secondary Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Secondary Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 158
North Carolina 710 23
Georgia 690 313
Virginia 630 162
Tennessee 624 182
Kentucky 518 139
Mississippi 501 216
Alabama 500 504
Louisiana 489 152
Arkansas 466 142
West Virginia 410 138

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

Majors Similar to Secondary Teaching

Related Major Annual Graduates
Early Childhood Education 539
Elementary Education 500
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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