2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in South Carolina (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer Science is the 19th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 107 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina master’s degree compsci students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in South Carolina (With Aid)

#1

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

$18,540 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s compsci degrees to qualified students.

The Citadel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Citadel Military College of South Carolina are $18,540.

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#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 19 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160.

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#3

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$36,592 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$67,660 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. C of C is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 9 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at C of C, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Charleston are $36,592, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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