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2024 Best Secondary Education Schools in South Carolina

8 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for secondary education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 187 degrees in secondary education during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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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.

10 Top South Carolina Schools in Secondary Teaching

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

It is difficult to beat Clemson University if you want to pursue a degree in secondary education. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in secondary education from Clemson University

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 who is interested in secondary education needs to look into College of Charleston. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #699 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means C of C is a great college overall.

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

More information about a degree in secondary education from College of Charleston

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

It is difficult to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you want to pursue a degree in secondary education. UofSC is a very large public university located in the city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in secondary education from University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

It is difficult to beat Winthrop University if you want to pursue a degree in secondary education. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1191 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Winthrop is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in secondary education from Winthrop University

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In SC

Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #435 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means The Citadel is a great college overall.

There were roughly 7 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at The Citadel in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Citadel Military College of South Carolina

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In SC

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 44 schools 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 data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from University of South Carolina - Upstate

7
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Converse College
Spartanburg, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In SC
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Converse is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Spartanburg. This college ranks 17th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 6 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Converse in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Converse College

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

UofSC Aiken is a small public university located in the suburb of Aiken. This university ranks 30th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

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

More information about a degree in secondary education from University of South Carolina - Aiken

8
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 19th out of 44 schools 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.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Coastal Carolina University

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South Carolina State University is a small public university located in the town of Orangeburg. This university ranks 43rd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.More information about a degree in secondary education from South Carolina State University

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.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida715158
North Carolina71023
Georgia690313
Virginia630162
Tennessee624182
Kentucky518139
Mississippi501216
Alabama500504
Louisiana489152
Arkansas466142
West Virginia410138

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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 MajorAnnual Graduates
Elementary Education516
Early Childhood Education472
Teacher Development & Methodology274
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching98
Teacher Education34
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching4
Montessori Teacher Education3
Online Educator/Online Teaching1

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