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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

4 Schools Ranked

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. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Nursing Doctor's Degree 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 4 schools in South Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
$11,796 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best school in South Carolina for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Clemson. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
$14,134 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UofSC. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Francis Marion University

Florence, South Carolina
$11,388 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Francis Marion University landed the # 3 spot on the list.

Francis Marion University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Anderson University South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina
$11,643 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Anderson University South Carolina helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in South Carolina.

Anderson University South Carolina does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 73% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Anderson University South Carolina Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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