2025 Best Special Education Schools in South Carolina
7Colleges in South Carolina
213Special Ed Degrees Awarded
$52,862Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in special education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #29 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of special education. Combined, these schools handed out 213 degrees in special education to qualified students.
The special ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Special Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Special Education Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Special Education in South Carolina
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the special ed degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in special education needs to look into Clemson University. 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 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were about 29 special education students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat College of Charleston if you wish to pursue a degree in special education. C of C is a large public college located in the city of Charleston. A Best Colleges rank of #692 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means C of C is a great college overall.
There were roughly 23 special education students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program state that they receive average early career income of $39,832.
Winthrop University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in special education. Winthrop is a small public university located in the city of Rock Hill. This university ranks 13th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 34 special education students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the special ed program earn about $40,435 in their early career salary.
Coastal Carolina University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in special education. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Conway. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 17 special education students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the special ed program state that they receive average early career income of $42,147.
Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #936 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Anderson University South Carolina is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 special education students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University South Carolina in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the special ed program earn around $40,264 for their early career.
Columbia College South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. This college ranks 29th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 4 special education students who graduated with this degree at Columbia College South Carolina 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 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 26 special education students who graduated with this degree at Francis Marion University in the most recent data year.
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).
The special ed program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Special Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Special Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
