2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina
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Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Clemson. In fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.
One thing to take note of is that The Citadel does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 76% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at UofSC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia International University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CIU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Erskine College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.
Online graduate courses are available at Erskine, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 61% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Anderson University South Carolina came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Anderson University South Carolina does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 73% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at USC Upstate, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #8, College of Charleston did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since C of C does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
University of South Carolina - Aiken came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UofSC Aiken, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Winthrop University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
Winthrop does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Southern Wesleyan University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
SWU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #12, Francis Marion University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Francis Marion University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
North Greenville University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at North Greenville. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
Charleston Southern University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
CSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #15, Bob Jones University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Bob Jones University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Coastal Carolina University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.
One thing to take note of is that Coastal Carolina University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
South University, Columbia came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking.
One thing to take note of is that South University, Columbia does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 34% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Coker University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking.
Since the graduate programs at Coker are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #19, Converse College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Converse. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
South Carolina State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.
One thing to take note of is that South Carolina State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 44% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Claflin University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Claflin. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Columbia College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.
Columbia College South Carolina does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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