by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in South Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 205,984 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,262 and had an average of $23,306 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Carolina, there were 1,881 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,371 and $27,410 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,605 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina master’s degree social sciences students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Coker University landed the #1 spot on the list. Coker University is a small school located in Hartsville, South Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #2 spot on the list. The Citadel is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 11 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Converse College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in South Carolina list. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 1 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in South Carolina list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 21 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in South Carolina list. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 13 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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