2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation in South Carolina

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 416 people earned their degree in historic preservation, making the major the 294th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, historic preservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,775 and had an average of $36,085 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 53 historic preservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,600 and $39,407 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 historic preservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in historic preservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great historic preservation programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the historic preservation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation in South Carolina

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,289 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #2 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Historic Preservation at Clemson

#2

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$36,592 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,368 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina list. C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at C of C, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Charleston are $36,592, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Historic Preservation at C of C

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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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