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

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$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.

The Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the most popular school in South Carolina for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Medical University of South Carolina is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, MUSC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Of the 44 students majoring in nursing at Clemson, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Francis Marion University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in South Carolina. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Anderson University South Carolina helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Anderson University South Carolina Report

With a ranking of #6, South University, Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. USC Upstate is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.

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#8

Lander University

Greenwood, SC

With a ranking of #8, Lander University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Lander University is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Claflin University

Orangeburg, SC

Claflin University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Orangeburg.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools 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 9 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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