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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$17,882 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,388 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in South Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Colleges.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Charleston Southern University the best value school in South Carolina for health professions students. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

CSU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC
$15,558 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent 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 very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clemson are $15,558 a year.

Clemson also made our Best Health Professions Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #1.

Full Health Professions at Clemson University Report

$16,947 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Medical University of South Carolina is a great value for health professions students. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, MUSC is a public school with a small student population.

MUSC undergraduate students pay an average of $16,947 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Medical University of South Carolina Report

$30,720 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Anderson University South Carolina helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in South Carolina. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Anderson University South Carolina are $30,720 a year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Francis Marion University are $11,160 a year.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UofSC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UofSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Schools in South Carolina list.

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South Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the town of Orangeburg, South Carolina State University is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Carolina State University are $11,060 a year.

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South University, Columbia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South University, Columbia are $18,000 per year.

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#9

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

Winthrop University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Winthrop is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rock Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Winthrop are $15,846 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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