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

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Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in South Carolina. In fact, 468 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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 the city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in nursing at MUSC, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Nursing at Medical University of South Carolina Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in nursing at Anderson University South Carolina, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Francis Marion University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,110
Florida 3,074
Georgia 1,685
North Carolina 1,399
Tennessee 1,589
Kentucky 2,017
Louisiana 520
Alabama 2,641
Mississippi 262
Arkansas 299
West Virginia 184

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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