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2024 Best Historic Preservation Schools in South Carolina

2 Colleges in South Carolina
42 Historic Preservation Degrees Awarded
$34,952 Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in historic preservation. It is ranked #296 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for historic preservation students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 42 degrees in historic preservation during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Historic Preservation
Master's Degrees in Historic Preservation

The historic preservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Historic Preservation Schools in South Carolina. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Historic Preservation in South Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of historic preservation degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top South Carolina Schools in Historic Preservation

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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Historic Preservation Degrees Awarded
$30,387 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in historic preservation needs to take a look at College of Charleston. C of C is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

Students who receive their degree from the historic preservation program earn around $30,387 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a degree in historic preservation from College of Charleston

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Clemson University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in historic preservation. Clemson is a very large public university located in the suburb of Clemson.

Historic Preservation degree recipients from Clemson University earn a boost of about $4,565 over the typical income of historic preservation majors.

More information about a degree in historic preservation from Clemson University

Best Historic Preservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Historic Preservation Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 23
Florida 282 4
North Carolina 279 1
Virginia 274 41
Kentucky 244 3
Louisiana 242 8

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One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Historic Preservation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Historic Preservation Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Historic Preservation & Conservation 42

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 525
International Studies 49
Sustainability Science 33
Interdisciplinary Studies 15
Computational Science 15
Behavioral Science 12
Gerontology 8
Museum Studies 2
Biological & Physical Science 1
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 1

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