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

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Medical University of South Carolina to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’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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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in South Carolina. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anderson University South Carolina. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’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.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Francis Marion University is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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#6

Furman University

Greenville, SC

Furman University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Greenville.

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University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions 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 midsize suburb of Spartanburg.

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South University, Columbia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Charleston Southern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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South Carolina State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the town of Orangeburg, South Carolina State University is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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 11 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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