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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 2,216 degrees and certificates from a South Carolina school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Health Professions

Our analysis found Medical University of South Carolina to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

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Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Francis Marion University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in South Carolina. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University South Carolina landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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South University, Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,223
Florida 11,386
North Carolina 5,768
Virginia 6,980
Tennessee 5,227
Georgia 5,701
Louisiana 2,725
West Virginia 1,503
Kentucky 4,192
Arkansas 1,559
Alabama 4,979

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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 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).

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