2023 Best Schools in South Carolina
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in South Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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Top Schools in South Carolina
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Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best school in South Carolina for students working on their degree.
The excellent programs at Citadel Military College of South Carolina helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in South Carolina.
The excellent programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in South Carolina.
Out of the 22 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia International University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
The excellent programs at Erskine College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in South Carolina.
Anderson University South Carolina landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
With a ranking of #7, College of Charleston did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
University of South Carolina - Upstate came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in South Carolina ranking.
University of South Carolina - Aiken ranked #9 on this year’s Best Schools in South Carolina list.
Southern Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #10 on the list.
Winthrop University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #11 on the list.
Francis Marion University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
North Greenville University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in South Carolina ranking.
With a ranking of #14, Charleston Southern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
South University, Columbia ranked #15 on this year’s Best Schools in South Carolina list.
Bob Jones University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #16 on the list.
Coastal Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #17 on the list.
Coker University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #18 on the list.
With a ranking of #19, Converse College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
South Carolina State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in South Carolina ranking.
Claflin University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Columbia College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in South Carolina ranking.
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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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