Nursing at Medical University of South Carolina

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Medical University of South Carolina stacks up to those at other schools.

MUSC is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 3,083 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

MUSC Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

MUSC Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at MUSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at MUSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Medical University of South Carolina.

MUSC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at MUSC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Medical University of South Carolina with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	143
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

MUSC Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from MUSC, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Medical University of South Carolina with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Medical University of South Carolina. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	186
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	61
Nurse Anesthetist	31
Nursing Practice	13
Nursing Science	5

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Medical Science
• Public Health

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for Medical University of South Carolina.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Registered Nurses	44,350	$64,940
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,470	$98,780
Nurse Practitioners	2,260	$99,910
Nurse Anesthetists	930	$164,480
Nursing Instructors and Professors	550	$67,430

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By ProfReader under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.