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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in South Carolina

5 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$40,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in South Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in South Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 16,897 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States.

Across South Carolina, there were 88 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,605 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public administration.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in South Carolina

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

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration in South Carolina

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Strayer University - South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - South Carolina. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in South Carolina. Strayer University - South Carolina is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s public admin degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Strayer University - South Carolina Public Administration Report

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South University, Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South University, Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in South Carolina. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Public Administration at South University, Columbia

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College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Charleston. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in South Carolina. C of C is a fairly large public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 22 masters’s public admin degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.

Read more about Public Administration at C of C

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in South Carolina. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Administration at Clemson

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Admin Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UofSC Public Administration Report

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