2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 1,808 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,816 and $26,150 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in South Carolina

#1

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$18,540 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

The Citadel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Citadel are $18,540.

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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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 16 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also made our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 15 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Coker University

Hartsville, South Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$17,976 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Coker University landed the #4 spot on the list. Coker University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hartsville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Coker, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Coker University are $17,976, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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