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2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$13,564 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,641 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 10th in South Carolina. In fact, 169 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Psychology 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 5 schools in South Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a .

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Psychology

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC
$15,558 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for psychology students. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Clemson undergraduate students pay an average of $15,558 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Clemson not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Psychology Schools in South Carolina list.

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$12,570 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a great value for psychology students. Located in the city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Citadel are $12,570 per year.

The Citadel also took the #2 spot in our Best Psychology Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Francis Marion University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools in South Carolina list. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Francis Marion University are $11,160 per year.

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$12,688 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofSC are $12,688 a year.

UofSC also made our Best Psychology Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.

Full Psychology at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

#5

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Winthrop University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Winthrop is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.

Winthrop undergraduate students pay an average of $15,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at Winthrop University Report

Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 134
Florida 2,049
North Carolina 318
Virginia 1,767
Tennessee 424
Georgia 495
Louisiana 249
West Virginia 195
Kentucky 819
Arkansas 47
Alabama 355

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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