Ranked #11 in popularity, finance is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of finance. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,105 degrees in finance annually.
Your choice of finance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for finance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The finance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Finance Schools in South Carolina.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the finance degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great choice for students interested in a degree in finance. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 608 finance students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.
Clemson University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in finance. Located in the midsize suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 241 finance students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
Managing and quantifying money is at the heart of the online bachelor's degree in finance at SNHU. You'll learn the fundamentals of investments, address key managerial issues, examine ethics from every angle and build the skillset to be a player in the multidimensional business marketplace.
Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a great decision for students interested in a degree in finance. The Citadel is a small public college located in the midsize city of Charleston. A Best Colleges rank of #410 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means The Citadel is a great college overall.
There were approximately 14 finance students who graduated with this degree at The Citadel in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat College of Charleston if you want to pursue a degree in finance. C of C is a fairly large public college located in the city of Charleston. This college ranks 6th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 65 finance students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent year we have data available.
Wofford is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Spartanburg. This college ranks 8th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 74 finance students who graduated with this degree at Wofford in the most recent data year.
Coastal Carolina University is a large public university located in the city of Conway. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 55 finance students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent data year.
Francis Marion University is a small public university located in the rural area of Florence. This university ranks 35th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 19 finance students who graduated with this degree at Francis Marion University in the most recent data year.
Managing and quantifying money is at the heart of the online bachelor's degree in finance at SNHU. You'll learn the fundamentals of investments, address key managerial issues, examine ethics from every angle and build the skillset to be a player in the multidimensional business marketplace.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of finance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for finance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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