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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

11 Ranked Colleges
504 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor's in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General English Literature is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 41,945 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,525 and had an average of $23,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 541 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,283 and $25,388 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 504 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general English literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general English literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general English literature program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in South Carolina (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Aiken. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Located in Aiken, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

UofSC Aiken not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. It costs about $15,050 for south carolina bachelor’s degree english students with aid per year to attend UofSC Aiken.

Full UofSC Aiken General English Literature Report

#2

Francis Marion University

Florence, South Carolina

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Francis Marion University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Florence, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our south carolina bachelor’s degree english students with aid list, Francis Marion University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Francis Marion University is $12,742 for south carolina bachelor’s degree english students with aid.

Read more about General English Literature at Francis Marion University

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 81 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #2 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Clemson is $20,008 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree English students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General English Literature at Clemson University

#4

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastal Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Conway, South Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

Coastal Carolina University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. It costs about $14,749 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree English students with aid per year to attend Coastal Carolina University.

Read more about General English Literature at Coastal Carolina University

#5

Lander University

Greenwood, South Carolina

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lander University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Greenwood, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

Lander University also took the #10 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. It costs about $12,981 for south carolina bachelor’s degree english students with aid per year to attend Lander University.

Read more about General English Literature at Lander University

#6

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

College of Charleston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid ranking. College of Charleston is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 66 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

C of C also made our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for C of C is $19,000 for south carolina bachelor’s degree english students with aid.

Full C of C General English Literature Report

#7

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid ranking. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 79 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also made our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Carolina - Columbia is $20,509 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree English students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia General English Literature Report

#8

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Winthrop University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid ranking. Winthrop is a public institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Winthrop also made our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Winthrop is $19,047 for south carolina bachelor’s degree english students with aid.

Read more about General English Literature at Winthrop

#9

University of South Carolina - Beaufort

Bluffton, South Carolina

With a ranking of #9, University of South Carolina - Beaufort did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Bluffton, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our south carolina bachelor’s degree english students with aid list, USCB has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for USCB is $16,719 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree English students with aid.

Read more about General English Literature at USCB

#10

Wofford College

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Wofford College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Wofford College is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

Wofford also took the #1 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wofford College is $25,674 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree English students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General English Literature at Wofford

#11

Furman University

Greenville, South Carolina

Furman University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid ranking. Furman University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 28 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Furman also made our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Furman University is $30,861 for south carolina bachelor’s degree english students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on General English Literature at Furman University

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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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