English is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for english students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 475 degrees in english to qualified students.
Your choice of english school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for english schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best English Schools in South Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of english language degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat Clemson University if you want to pursue a degree in english. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were about 75 english students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in english needs to check out University of South Carolina - Columbia. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 97 english students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.
College of Charleston is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in english. C of C is a large public college located in the 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 roughly 51 english students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent year we have data available.
Wofford College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in english. Wofford is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Spartanburg. A Best Colleges rank of #315 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wofford is a great college overall.
There were about 26 english students who graduated with this degree at Wofford in the most recent data year.
PC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Clinton. This college ranks 14th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 11 english students who graduated with this degree at PC in the most recent data year.
Winthrop is a small public university located in the city of Rock Hill. This university ranks 13th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 46 english students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent data year.
Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Conway. This university ranks 19th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 22 english students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Aiken, UofSC Aiken is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 30th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 9 english students who graduated with this degree at UofSC Aiken in the most recent data year.
Francis Marion University is a small public university located in the suburb of Florence. This university ranks 38th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 12 english students who graduated with this degree at Francis Marion University in the most recent year we have data available.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of english school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for english schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
