Federal data

Largest mass communication programs in South Carolina

South Carolina mass communication programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbiaPublic, 4-year97
2Winthrop UniversityRock HillPublic, 4-year22
3Benedict CollegeColumbiaPrivate nonprofit, 4-year17
4Lander UniversityGreenwoodPublic, 4-year15
5Claflin UniversityOrangeburgPrivate nonprofit, 4-year11
6Francis Marion UniversityFlorencePublic, 4-year9
7South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburgPublic, 4-year7
8Columbia International UniversityColumbiaPrivate nonprofit, 4-year2
9Morris CollegeSumterPrivate nonprofit, 4-year2
10University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburgPublic, 4-year2
11Voorhees UniversityDenmarkPrivate nonprofit, 4-year1

Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.

How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.