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 9 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 during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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.
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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 good choice for students interested in a degree in finance. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 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 United States for getting a degree in finance. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were approximately 241 finance students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in finance has to look into Wofford College. Wofford is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Spartanburg. A Best Colleges rank of #315 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wofford is a great college overall.
There were approximately 74 finance students who graduated with this degree at Wofford in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat College of Charleston if you wish to pursue a degree in finance. C of C is a large public college located in the midsize city of Charleston. This college ranks 8th out of 44 colleges 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.
Located in the midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 20th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 17 finance students who graduated with this degree at CSU in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 9th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 9 finance students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University South Carolina in the most recent year we have data available.
The Citadel is a small public college located in the midsize city of Charleston. A Best Colleges rank of #435 out of 2,217 colleges 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.
Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Conway. This university ranks 19th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 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 suburb of Florence. This university ranks 38th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 19 finance students who graduated with this degree at Francis Marion University in the most recent year we have data available.
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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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