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Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$15,162 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Medical University of South Carolina the best value school in South Carolina for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MUSC are $17,702 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Anderson University South Carolina helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.

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Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South University, Columbia are $16,320 a year.

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#5

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Winthrop University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in South Carolina. Winthrop is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winthrop are $16,012 per year.

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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
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 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).

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