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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$15,162 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Check out the health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MUSC are $17,702 per year.

Full Health Professions at Medical University of South Carolina Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Anderson University South Carolina is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 per year.

Full Health Professions at Anderson University South Carolina Report

Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofSC are $14,134 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UofSC is ranked #3 for overall quality for health professions in South Carolina.

Full Health Professions at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South University, Columbia is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

South University, Columbia graduate students pay an average of $16,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at South University, Columbia Report

#5

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Winthrop University is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Winthrop is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.

Winthrop graduate students pay an average of $16,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Winthrop University Report

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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