2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Economics Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 48,831 people earned their degree in economics, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,295 and had an average of $21,978 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 319 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,800 and $22,056 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality economics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 economics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina master’s degree economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $30-$48k) in South Carolina

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Economics at Clemson

#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s economics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Economics at University of South Carolina - Columbia

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $30-$48k)

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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