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Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

8 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in health professions at UofSC, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#2

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Winthrop University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in South Carolina. Winthrop is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rock Hill.

About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South University, Columbia is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in health professions at South University, Columbia, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Medical University of South Carolina is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Anderson University South Carolina is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Bob Jones University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Greenville.

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South Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Orangeburg, South Carolina State University is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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).

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