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2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
103 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master's in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Special Education is the 39th most popular major in the country with 33,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,879 and had an average of $28,500 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 246 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,725 and $31,422 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 103 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education 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 special education 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 Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in South Carolina

#1

Francis Marion University

Florence, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Francis Marion University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. Francis Marion University is a small school located in Florence, South Carolina that handed out 42 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Francis Marion University also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Francis Marion University are $22,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the #2 spot on the list. Conway, South Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our south carolina master’s degree special ed students whose families make $48-$75k list, Coastal Carolina University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Coastal Carolina University are $19,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Special Education at Coastal Carolina University

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education 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 Clemson are $23,246.

Read more about Special Education at Clemson University

#4

University of South Carolina - Upstate

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Upstate. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

USC Upstate also took the #7 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Upstate are $30,135, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education 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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#6

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Winthrop University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Winthrop University is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

Winthrop did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Winthrop University are $30,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

College of Charleston ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

C of C not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at C of C are $36,592, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Converse College

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Converse College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 10 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Converse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Special Education 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 Converse College are $9,021.

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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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