by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best South Carolina Schools For The Money For Those Making $48-$75k for a Doctorate ranking - to help you make that decision. The amount of financial aid you could receive at various schools, including some with high sticker prices, may surprise you.
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After analyzing 8 schools in South Carolina, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Doctor's Degree programs. To come up with this ranking of the best value schools, we look at factors that are all objective measurements. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in South Carolina ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $48-$75k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
Keep scrolling for the top schools in this ranking or select one of the other rankings methods below.
If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Columbia International University the best value (income $48-$75k) school in South Carolina for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Columbia International University has the honor of being ranked #2 in South Carolina for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Out of the 8 doctor’s degree schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina.
Not only is Clemson University a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in South Carolina for overall quality.
Out of the 8 doctor’s degree schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a large student population. It is a public school.
Not only is University of South Carolina - Columbia a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in South Carolina for overall quality.
Out of the 8 doctor’s degree schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University South Carolina landed the #4 spot on the list. Anderson, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Anderson University South Carolina is ranked #4 for quality in the state of South Carolina.
The quality degree programs at North Greenville University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in South Carolina. Located in Tigerville, South Carolina, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
North Greenville University has the honor of being ranked #6 in South Carolina for overall quality on top of being a good value.
South Carolina State University landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in South Carolina ranking. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, the school is a small public institution.
Not only is South Carolina State University a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in South Carolina for overall quality.
South University, Columbia landed the #7 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in South Carolina ranking. South University, Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a small student population. It is a private for-profit school.
Not only is South University, Columbia a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in South Carolina for overall quality.
Erskine College did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #8. Erskine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Due West, South Carolina.
Erskine College has the honor of being ranked #5 in South Carolina for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.