2024 Best General Economics Schools in South Carolina
6Colleges in South Carolina
316General Economics Degrees Awarded
Ranked #29 in popularity, general economics is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for general economics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 316 degrees in general economics to qualified students.
The general economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Economics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The general economics 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 General Economics Schools in South Carolina.
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Best Schools for General Economics in South Carolina
The schools below may not offer all types of general economics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Clemson University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general economics. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly 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 145 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in general economics needs to check out University of South Carolina - Columbia. UofSC is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were about 96 general economics students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Furman University if you want to pursue a degree in general economics. Located in the suburb of Greenville, Furman is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #420 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Furman is a great university overall.
There were about 37 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Furman in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Wofford College if you wish to pursue a degree in general economics. Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Wofford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #315 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wofford is a great college overall.
There were about 9 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Wofford in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 18 general economics students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 5 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available.
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 roughly 1 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Clinton, PC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 14th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 3 general economics students who graduated with this degree at PC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 38th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 1 general economics students who graduated with this degree at Francis Marion University in the most recent data year.
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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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The general economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Economics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
