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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

31 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in South Carolina to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the most popular school in South Carolina for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.

Full Health Professions at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in South Carolina. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Upstate is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. USC Upstate is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.

Of the 306 students majoring in health professions at USC Upstate, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of South Carolina - Upstate

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Medical University of South Carolina is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 205 students majoring in health professions at MUSC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 31 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Francis Marion University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

Of the 160 students majoring in health professions at Francis Marion University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Health Professions at Francis Marion University Report

#6

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

College of Charleston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of South Carolina - Aiken did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. UofSC Aiken is a small public school located in the suburb of Aiken.

Of the 131 students majoring in health professions at UofSC Aiken, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Charleston Southern University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at Coastal Carolina University

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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
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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