2021 Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in South Carolina
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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 365 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, physical sciences is the #17 most popular major in South Carolina. This means that of the 29,960 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.2% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in South Carolina ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The physical sciences 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 Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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Clemson University tops the 2021 list of our schools in South Carolina that are best for non-traditional physical sciences students. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Clemson has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in South Carolina ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 11,161 students take at least one class online at Clemson. 3,412 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of South Carolina - Columbia as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in South Carolina ranking.
The student loan default rate at UofSC is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 16,608 students at UofSC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,896 part time students in attendance at UofSC.
College of Charleston comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population. C of C also made our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at C of C is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,124 students take at least one class online at C of C. About 1,392 of the students at C of C are attending part time.
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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With 365 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, physical sciences is the #17 most popular major in South Carolina. This means that of the 29,960 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.2% were from a college or university in the state.
