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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in South Carolina

22 Colleges
$43,388 Avg Salary
$22,466 Avg Student Debt

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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 Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Medical University of South Carolina is a great place for health professions students. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, MUSC is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sherman College of Chiropractic. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Spartanburg, Sherman College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent 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 small suburb of Florence.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means South University, Columbia is a great place for health professions students. Located in the suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in South Carolina ranking. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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#7

Presbyterian College

Clinton, SC

Presbyterian College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in South Carolina list. PC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Clinton.

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With a ranking of #8, South Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Located in the distant town of Orangeburg, South Carolina State University is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. 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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Charleston Southern University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-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 22 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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