2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in South Carolina

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in South Carolina

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 14 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Sciences at Clemson

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UofSC also made our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Sciences at UofSC

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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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