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2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$18,424 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in South Carolina. In fact, 7,283 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in South Carolina to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Aiken to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Carolina. UofSC Aiken is a small public school located in the suburb of Aiken.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofSC Aiken are $10,760 a year.

Full Health Professions at University of South Carolina - Aiken Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UofSC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UofSC also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Upstate. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. USC Upstate is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USC Upstate are $11,583 a year.

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#4

Lander University

Greenwood, SC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Lander University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in South Carolina. Located in the town of Greenwood, Lander University is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lander University are $11,700 a year.

Full Health Professions at Lander University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Beaufort. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the fringe town of Bluffton, USCB is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USCB are $10,730 a year.

Full Health Professions at University of South Carolina - Beaufort Report

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #6, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clemson are $15,558 a year.

Clemson also took the #1 spot in our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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Medical University of South Carolina ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

MUSC undergraduate students pay an average of $16,947 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

College of Charleston landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at C of C are $12,978 a year.

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Francis Marion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

Francis Marion University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Francis Marion University Report

With a ranking of #10, Coastal Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastal Carolina University are $11,640 a year.

Full Health Professions at Coastal Carolina University Report

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,617
West Virginia 5,590
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Mississippi 6,374
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
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
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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