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2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,965 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$91,539 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Doctor's Degree School for You

With 118 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #28 most popular major in South Carolina.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for special ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Special Education

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Clemson graduate students pay an average of $11,796 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Clemson did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Full Special Education at Clemson University Report

Out of the 2 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

UofSC graduate students pay an average of $14,134 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UofSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Read full report on Special Education at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,110
Florida 689
Georgia 398
North Carolina 194
Tennessee 146
Kentucky 428
Louisiana 82
Alabama 248
Mississippi 216
Arkansas 304
West Virginia 41

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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