2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History in South Carolina

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 History Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 467 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,614 and $24,632 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also 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 history program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina master’s degree history students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History in South Carolina

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #1 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246.

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#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about History at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#3

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$36,592 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the #3 spot on the list. C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.

C of C also took the #3 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at C of C are $36,592, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about History at C of C

#4

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$30,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winthrop University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina list. This medium-sized school is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Winthrop not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Winthrop are $30,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about History at Winthrop 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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