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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

3 Schools Ranked
$43,326 Avg Student Debt

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 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. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
322 Total Awards
$13,774 Average Tuition & Fees
$45,126 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Carolina. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 322 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $45,126 in loans while pursuing their degree.

One thing to take note of is that UofSC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 44% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

#2

Anderson University South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina
8 Total Awards
$11,487 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anderson University South Carolina. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in Anderson, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 graduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Anderson University South Carolina. In fact, around 73% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#3

South University, Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
2 Total Awards
$16,440 Average Tuition & Fees
$46,839 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, the very small private for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $46,839 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Online graduate courses are available at South University, Columbia, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2020-2021 year, about 27% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full South University, Columbia Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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