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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

3 Schools Ranked

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Carolina to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
49 Total Awards
$17,702 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Medical University of South Carolina the most popular school in South Carolina for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, the small public school handed out 49 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 21% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
5 Total Awards
$11,796 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Francis Marion University

Florence, South Carolina
2 Total Awards
$11,388 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Francis Marion University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in South Carolina. Located in Florence, South Carolina, the small public school handed out 2 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • 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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