2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master's in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Clemson are $11,796 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Clemson is ranked #2 for overall quality for nursing in South Carolina.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Medical University of South Carolina is a great value 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.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MUSC are $17,702 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.
UofSC graduate students pay an average of $14,134 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UofSC also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University South Carolina. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Anderson University South Carolina graduate students pay an average of $11,643 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Anderson University South Carolina not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.
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Out of the 7 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Francis Marion University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Francis Marion University are $11,388 per year.
Francis Marion University also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #4.
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With a ranking of #6, University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. USC Upstate is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.
USC Upstate graduate students pay an average of $14,109 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USC Upstate is ranked #5 for overall quality for nursing in South Carolina.
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South University, Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
South University, Columbia graduate students pay an average of $16,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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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Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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