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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

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$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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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.

The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Carolina to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Carolina. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medical University of South Carolina. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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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