by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual has developed its Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in South Carolina ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. Due to the amount of income-based financial aid available, many 'high-priced' schools are more affordable than you think.
In This Year's Value Report:
We analyzed 8 schools across South Carolina to determine which have the best value Doctor's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.
The first step of determing the value of a school in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in South Carolina ranking is to look at the school's average net price - the sum of tuition, fees, and room and board minus any financial aid awarded to the student. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
To learn more, visit our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Columbia International University the best value (with aid) school in South Carolina for students working on their doctor’s degree. Columbia International University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Columbia, South Carolina.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Columbia International University is ranked #2 for quality in the state of South Carolina.
Out of the 8 doctor’s degree schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Clemson University is a large public school located in Clemson, South Carolina.
Not only is Clemson University a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in South Carolina for overall quality.
A rank of #3 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in South Carolina list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for students working on their degree. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina.
University of South Carolina - Columbia has the honor of being ranked #3 in South Carolina for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University South Carolina. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in South Carolina list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Anderson, South Carolina.
Anderson University South Carolina has the honor of being ranked #4 in South Carolina for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The quality degree programs at North Greenville University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in South Carolina. Tigerville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is North Greenville University a great value, but it is also ranked #6 in South Carolina for overall quality.
South Carolina State University landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in South Carolina ranking. Orangeburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Not only is South Carolina State University a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in South Carolina for overall quality.
With a ranking of #7, South University, Columbia did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in South Carolina list. South University, Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a small student population. It is a private for-profit school.
South University, Columbia has the honor of being ranked #8 in South Carolina for overall quality on top of being a good value.
With a ranking of #8, Erskine College did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in South Carolina list. Erskine College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Due West, South Carolina.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Erskine College is ranked #5 for quality in the state of South Carolina.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
