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2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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Finding the Best Special Education Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in South Carolina to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Francis Marion University the most popular school in South Carolina for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public school with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#2

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

Out of the 10 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Winthrop University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in special ed at Coastal Carolina University, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#5

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Converse College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Spartanburg.

About 93% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 7% are male.

Full Special Education at Converse College Report

#6

Furman University

Greenville, SC

Furman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Greenville, Furman is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in special ed at Furman, 13% are male and 88% are female.

Full Special Education at Furman University Report

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Clemson University

University of South Carolina - Upstate landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree special education programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at University of South Carolina - Upstate Report

South Carolina State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. South Carolina State University is a small public school located in the town of Orangeburg.

Read full report on Special Education at South Carolina State University

#9

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Bob Jones University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the small city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Bob Jones University

Best Special Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Schools 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 10 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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