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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

31 Colleges
$10,832 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,388 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Trident Technical College the best value school in South Carolina for health professions students. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charleston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trident Technical College are $5,143 per year. Health Professions majors at Trident Technical College take out an average of $23,834 in student loans while working on their egree.

Trident Technical College also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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$4,870 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florence-Darlington Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Carolina list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Florence-Darlington Technical College are $4,870 a year. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from Florence-Darlington Technical College carry an average student debtload of $23,703.

Full Health Professions at Florence-Darlington Technical College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Greenville Technical College is a great value for health professions students. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,186 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Health Professions majors at GTC take out an average of $16,508 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Out of the 31 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Midlands Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of West Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MTC are $5,916 a year. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from MTC carry an average student debtload of $18,046.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Carolina list. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCtech are $5,714 per year. On average, health professions graduates from OCtech take out $15,102 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC
$5,315 Average Tuition & Fees

Piedmont Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Piedmont Technical College are $5,315 per year. While working on their degree, health professions majors at Piedmont Technical College accumulate an average of around $16,362 in student debt.

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$5,356 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Horry-Georgetown Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are $5,356 per year. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from Horry-Georgetown Technical College carry an average student debtload of $21,819.

Full Health Professions at Horry-Georgetown Technical College Report

#8

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, SC
$5,306 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Aiken Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Aiken Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Graniteville.

Aiken Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,306 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Health Professions majors at Aiken Technical College take out an average of $22,487 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC
$5,410 Average Tuition & Fees

York Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at York Technical College are $5,410 per year. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from York Technical College carry an average student debtload of $11,177.

Full Health Professions at York Technical College Report

Tri-County Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCTC are $5,840 per year. Health Professions majors at TCTC take out an average of $17,878 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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
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 25 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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