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Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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

8 Colleges
$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.

The Most Popular Health Professions Doctor'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 8 schools in South Carolina to see which doctor'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Medical University of South Carolina the most popular school in South Carolina for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, MUSC is a public school with a small student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 42% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 40% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Sherman College of Chiropractic helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Spartanburg, Sherman College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 105 students majoring in health professions at Sherman College, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Presbyterian College

Clinton, SC

Out of the 8 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Presbyterian College landed the # 4 spot on the list. PC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Clinton.

Of the 52 students majoring in health professions at PC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in health professions at South University, Columbia, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Women make up 63% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Anderson University South Carolina landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. 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 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Francis Marion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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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
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 8 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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