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

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$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in South Carolina to see which master'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 master'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 master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Medical University of South Carolina helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 282 students majoring in health professions at MUSC, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Francis Marion University is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Francis Marion University is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

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

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Of the 57 students majoring in health professions at Clemson, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means South University, Columbia is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the health professions majors at the school.

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South Carolina State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Orangeburg, South Carolina State University is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in health professions at South Carolina State University, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Charleston Southern University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, CSU 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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Anderson University South Carolina landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’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 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#9

North Greenville University

Tigerville, SC

North Greenville University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the rural area of Tigerville, North Greenville is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in health professions at North Greenville, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#10

Furman University

Greenville, SC

Furman University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenville.

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

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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
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 19 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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