Education at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at University of South Carolina - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 262 students received their master's degree in education.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

UofSC Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at UofSC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UofSC does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UofSC Education Rankings

There were 99 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC Education Master’s Program

Of the 262 students who earned a master's degree in Education from UofSC in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UofSC, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	198
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Carolina - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	100
Curriculum & Instruction	73
General Education	69
Student Counseling	56
Teacher Education Grade Specific	53
Teacher Education Subject Specific	33
Special Education	17
Educational Assessment	5
Instructional Media Design	5
Other Education	2
Education Philosophy	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Elementary School Teachers	22,530	$51,240
Teacher Assistants	15,470	$23,240
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Middle School Teachers	8,360	$52,520
Preschool Teachers	5,940	$28,940

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.