2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Economics in South Carolina

If you plan on getting your master's degree in economics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #44 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for economics students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 master's degrees in economics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for economics.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Economics in South Carolina

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for economics students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Economics Students Working on Their Master's

1

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Clemson University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in economics. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in economics in South Carolina. More information about a master’s in economics from Clemson University

2

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in economics. UofSC is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in economics in South Carolina. More information about a master’s in economics from University of South Carolina - Columbia

Best Economics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Economics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	79
Georgia	186	73
Virginia	175	66
North Carolina	167	148
Tennessee	156	27
Alabama	147	14
Louisiana	140	14
Kentucky	140	14
Mississippi	120	7
Arkansas	119	6

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Economics Related Rankings by Major

One of 12 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Economics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Economics	16

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminology	7
Other Social Sciences	6
General Social Sciences	5
Geography & Cartography	5
Political Science & Government	4
International Relations & National Security	1
Sociology	1
Anthropology	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.