2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in South Carolina to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina
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Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, the large public school awarded 5,123 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clemson are $39,502 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,939 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Clemson does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 49% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Clemson also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #1.
Out of the 11 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of South Carolina - Upstate landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the small public school awarded 1,186 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at USC Upstate are $23,085 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,239 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at USC Upstate. During the 2020-2021 year, about 84% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
USC Upstate did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Coastal Carolina University is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. This fairly large public school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 1,890 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Coastal Carolina University undergraduate students pay an average of $28,490 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,426 in student loans.
Coastal Carolina University does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2020-2021 about 64% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 7,106 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
UofSC undergraduate students pay an average of $33,928 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $21,419 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that UofSC does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 61% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UofSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina list.
Out of the 11 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s value ranking, Francis Marion University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Florence, South Carolina, the small public school awarded 515 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Francis Marion University are $21,544 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $29,623 in student loans.
Francis Marion University does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
Bob Jones University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 491 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bob Jones University are $21,332 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,329 in student loans.
Bob Jones University does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2020-2021 year, about 21% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Bob Jones University also took the #4 spot in our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina rankings.
Winthrop University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Winthrop is a public institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 881 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Winthrop are $30,196 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,437 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Winthrop does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2020-2021 year, about 74% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
South Carolina State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. South Carolina State University is a public institution located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 320 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
South Carolina State University undergraduate students pay an average of $21,750 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $32,061 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at South Carolina State University. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
South University, Columbia ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 57 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South University, Columbia are $16,560 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $38,641 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at South University, Columbia. During the 2020-2021 year, about 53% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Charleston Southern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 523 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at CSU are $29,790 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,654 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at CSU. In 2020-2021 about 62% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
CSU also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.
Newberry College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in Newberry, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 271 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Newberry College are $29,100 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,214 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Newberry College does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 3% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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