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2023 Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,965 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You

Economics is the #60 most popular major in South Carolina with 29 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for economics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Economics

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Read full report on Economics at Clemson University

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 fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofSC are $14,134 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UofSC is ranked #3 for overall quality for economics in South Carolina.

Full Economics at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

Best Value Economics Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 128
Florida 110
Georgia 123
North Carolina 193
Tennessee 71
Kentucky 20
Louisiana 20
Alabama 38
Mississippi 14
Arkansas 14
West Virginia 8

Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

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 pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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