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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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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 Most Popular 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 were the most popular doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Medical University of South Carolina to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in nursing at MUSC, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University South Carolina landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in nursing at Anderson University South Carolina, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Nursing at Anderson University South Carolina Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Francis Marion University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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