2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing
Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Carolina. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
Clemson graduate students pay an average of $11,796 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Clemson not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Francis Marion University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.
Francis Marion University graduate students pay an average of $11,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Francis Marion University also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Medical University of South Carolina is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MUSC are $17,702 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Anderson University South Carolina helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 a year.
Anderson University South Carolina did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.
UofSC graduate students pay an average of $14,134 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UofSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.
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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 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- 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).
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