2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in South Carolina

If you pursue a master's degree in early childhood education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #50 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 looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 17 master's degrees in early childhood education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in child development matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in South Carolina ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for early childhood education, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Early Childhood Education Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for early childhood education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Early Childhood Education in South Carolina

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in early childhood education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Child development Students Working on Their Master's

1

Converse College
Spartanburg, SC

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Converse College is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in early childhood education in South Carolina.

There were approximately 9 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at Converse in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Converse College

2

South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

South Carolina State University is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in early childhood education. Located in the town of Orangeburg, South Carolina State University is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in early childhood education in South Carolina.

There were approximately 5 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at South Carolina State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in early childhood education from South Carolina State University

3

College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in early childhood education has to take a look at College of Charleston. C of C is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Charleston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in early childhood education in South Carolina.

There were roughly 3 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in early childhood education from College of Charleston

4

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

University of South Carolina - Columbia is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in early childhood education. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in early childhood education from University of South Carolina - Columbia

4

University of South Carolina - Upstate
Spartanburg, SC

University of South Carolina - Upstate is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in early childhood education. Located in the suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a master’s in early childhood education from University of South Carolina - Upstate

4

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Clemson University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in early childhood education. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Clemson University

4

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

Winthrop University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in early childhood education. Winthrop is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Rock Hill. More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Winthrop University

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	427	27
Georgia	361	397
North Carolina	323	30
Virginia	305	43
Tennessee	296	28
Alabama	248	86
Kentucky	248	29
Louisiana	235	14
Mississippi	205	11
Arkansas	184	12
West Virginia	154	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child development

One of 11 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Early Childhood Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Child development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Secondary Education	107
Teacher Development & Methodology	61
Teacher Education	19
Elementary Education	19
Montessori Teacher Education	11
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	9
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	5

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.