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Health Professions at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what University of South Carolina - Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 837 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from UofSC.

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

UofSC Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UofSC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UofSC does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UofSC Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UofSC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at UofSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 60
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 741

In 2021, 390 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UofSC. This makes it the #64 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 372 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 837 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from UofSC. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UofSC 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 71
Hispanic or Latino 38
White 658
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 32

UofSC Health Professions Master’s Program

82% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The health professions program at UofSC awarded 390 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UofSC, 78% 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 44
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 306
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

UofSC also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 372 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health 555
Nursing 471
Medicine 206
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 176
Allied Health Professions 86
Communication Sciences 53
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 32
Health & Medical Administrative Services 20
Mental & Social Health Services 19
Medical Illustration & Informatics 16

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Registered Nurses 44,350 $64,940
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 25,410 $52,690
Nursing Assistants 20,950 $25,390
Personal Care Aides 18,040 $20,990
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 10,560 $40,890

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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