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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

9 Colleges
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in South Carolina to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the most popular school in South Carolina for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Of the 185 students majoring in nursing at UofSC, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medical University of South Carolina. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. MUSC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

Of the 61 students majoring in nursing at MUSC, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Francis Marion University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in nursing at Francis Marion University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University South Carolina landed the # 5 spot on the list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson.

Of the 25 students majoring in nursing at Anderson University South Carolina, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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South University, Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. South University, Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbia.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Claflin University

Orangeburg, SC

Claflin University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Orangeburg, Claflin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Lander University

Greenwood, SC

Lander University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Lander University is a small public school located in the town of Greenwood.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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 9 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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