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2023 Most Popular 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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The Most Popular Health Professions 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. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in South Carolina to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medical University of South Carolina. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Francis Marion University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in South Carolina. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in South Carolina. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at South University, Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 23% are male.

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South Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Orangeburg, South Carolina State University is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Charleston Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Anderson University South Carolina landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#9

North Greenville University

Tigerville, SC

North Greenville University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Tigerville, North Greenville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 69% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#10

Furman University

Greenville, SC

Furman University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Greenville.

Of the 20 students majoring in health professions at Furman, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 19 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).

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