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Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$13,831 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in South Carolina to see which doctor'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.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Health Professions

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Carolina. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $11,796 per year.

Clemson not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Francis Marion University is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Francis Marion University are $11,388 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Francis Marion University is ranked #5 for overall quality for health professions in South Carolina.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Medical University of South Carolina landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public school with a small student population.

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

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

UofSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

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South University, Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

South University, Columbia graduate students pay an average of $16,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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 6 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).

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