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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$13,333 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 3,296 degrees and certificates from a South Carolina school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Clemson graduate students pay an average of $11,796 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Clemson did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Francis Marion University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Francis Marion University are $11,388 per year.

Francis Marion University also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Medical University of South Carolina. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. MUSC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MUSC are $17,702 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Anderson University South Carolina is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson.

Anderson University South Carolina graduate students pay an average of $11,643 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofSC are $14,134 a year.

UofSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,112
Virginia 6,775
North Carolina 7,425
Florida 21,209
Tennessee 6,004
Kentucky 6,395
Louisiana 3,502
Arkansas 2,882
Alabama 7,364
Mississippi 2,838
West Virginia 1,771

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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