Critical Care Nursing at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you are interested in studying critical care nursing, you may want to check out the program at University of South Carolina - Columbia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year.

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

UofSC Critical Care Nursing Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Critical Care Nursing

UofSC Critical Care Nursing Rankings

Critical Care Nursing Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Critical Care Nursing Master’s Program

76% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of critical care nursing master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in critical care nursing each year. UofSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a critical care nursing master's degree from UofSC, 93% 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 critical care nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Critical Care Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in critical care 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Registered Nurses	44,350	$64,940
Nurse Practitioners	2,260	$99,910

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
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