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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in South Carolina. In total, 3,296 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in South Carolina.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in South Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Master's in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Medical University of South Carolina the best school in South Carolina for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in South Carolina. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Anderson University South Carolina helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in South Carolina. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Francis Marion University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. USC Upstate is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.

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South University, Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 7,364
Kentucky 6,395
Tennessee 6,004
Louisiana 3,502
Mississippi 2,838
Florida 21,209
Arkansas 2,882
North Carolina 7,425
West Virginia 1,771
Georgia 7,112
Virginia 6,775

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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