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2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$13,412 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #25 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for history students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for history majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in History

Our analysis found Citadel Military College of South Carolina to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. The Citadel is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

The Citadel graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The Citadel also made our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Clemson are $11,796 a year.

Clemson also made our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in South Carolina. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofSC are $14,134 per year.

UofSC also took the #3 spot in our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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#4

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the # 4 spot on the list. C of C is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

C of C graduate students pay an average of $14,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Winthrop University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Winthrop are $16,012 a year.

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Best Value History Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Abraham Ortelius.

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