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

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the most popular school in South Carolina for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medical University of South Carolina. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Clemson is a very 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.

Full Nursing at Clemson University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Francis Marion University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the small 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.

Read full report on Nursing at Anderson University South Carolina

South University, Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the 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.

Read full report on Nursing at South University, Columbia

University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. USC Upstate is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.

Full Nursing at University of South Carolina - Upstate Report

#8

Lander University

Greenwood, SC

Lander University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Greenwood, Lander University is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Claflin University

Orangeburg, SC

With a ranking of #8, Claflin University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Orangeburg.

Full Nursing at Claflin University Report

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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