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

5 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary
$76,952 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in South Carolina with 3,296 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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 city of Charleston, MUSC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at MUSC take out an average of $102,756 in student loans while working on their Doctor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UofSC take out while working on their Doctor's Degree is $57,562.

Full Nursing at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in South Carolina. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

About 67% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 33% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Anderson University South Carolina is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Anderson University South Carolina take out while working on their Doctor's Degree is $39,822.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Francis Marion University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in South Carolina. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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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 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

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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