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2025 Best Secondary Education Schools in South Carolina

7 Colleges in South Carolina
187 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Secondary Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #84 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want 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 secondary education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 187 degrees in secondary education annually.

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Choosing a Great Secondary Education School

Best Secondary Education Schools in South Carolina The secondary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Secondary Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Secondary Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Secondary Education Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Secondary Teaching
Master's Degrees in Secondary Teaching

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 Secondary Education Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Secondary Education in South Carolina

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 secondary teaching degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top South Carolina Schools in Secondary Teaching

1
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
53 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Clemson University if you want to pursue a degree in secondary education. Clemson is a very large public university located in the suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were approximately 53 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.

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2
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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In SC
7.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in secondary education needs to look into College of Charleston. Located in the city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #692 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means C of C is a great college overall.

There were roughly 13 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
38 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you wish to pursue a degree in secondary education. UofSC is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 38 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In SC

University of South Carolina - Upstate is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in secondary education. Located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 21 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at USC Upstate in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In SC

Located in the small city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 18 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In SC
3.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 26 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In SC

UofSC Aiken is a small public university located in the large suburb of Aiken. This university ranks 28th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 5 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at UofSC Aiken in the most recent data year.

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Best Secondary Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Secondary Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 158
North Carolina 710 23
Georgia 690 313
Virginia 630 162
Tennessee 624 182
Kentucky 518 139
Mississippi 501 216
Alabama 500 504
Louisiana 489 152
Arkansas 466 142
West Virginia 410 138

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One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Secondary Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Secondary Teaching

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 516
Early Childhood Education 472
Teacher Development & Methodology 274
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 98
Teacher Education 34
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 4
Montessori Teacher Education 3
Online Educator/Online Teaching 1

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