Health Professions at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at University of South Carolina - Columbia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 390 students received their master's degree in health professions.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

UofSC Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UofSC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UofSC offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UofSC Health Professions Rankings

There were 372 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 390 students earned a master's degree in health professions from UofSC. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UofSC, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	306
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of South Carolina - Columbia. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Carolina - Columbia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	216
Medicine	206
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	108
Allied Health Professions	65
Public Health	62
Communication Sciences	53
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	32
Health & Medical Administrative Services	20
Mental & Social Health Services	19
Medical Illustration & Informatics	16

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Registered Nurses	44,350	$64,940
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,410	$52,690
Nursing Assistants	20,950	$25,390
Personal Care Aides	18,040	$20,990
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	10,560	$40,890

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Idibri under License

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