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2023 Most Popular History Schools in South Carolina

7 Colleges
$26,650 Avg Salary
$26,189 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best History School for You

History is the #54 most popular major in South Carolina with 39 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular History Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the History program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for history majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the most popular school in South Carolina for history students. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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#2

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Charleston. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in South Carolina list. C of C is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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#3

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

Out of the 7 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Winthrop University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 7 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in South Carolina list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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#6

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

Converse College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular History Schools in South Carolina list. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Spartanburg.

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#7

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Bob Jones University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for history students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on History at Bob Jones University

Best History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular History Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 275
Florida 90
Georgia 60
North Carolina 135
Tennessee 73
Kentucky 39
Louisiana 78
Alabama 64
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 25
West Virginia 249

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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