2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina
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 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in South Carolina to see which master's degree 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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular South Carolina Schools for a Master's in Nursing
Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Medical University of South Carolina landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
Of the 44 students majoring in nursing at Clemson, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Francis Marion University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University South Carolina landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #6, South University, Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
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University of South Carolina - Upstate came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. USC Upstate is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg.
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Lander University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Lander University is a public school with a small student population.
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Claflin University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Orangeburg.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
Nursing Related Majors
Nursing Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.