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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

22 Colleges
$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Fortis College - Columbia to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in South Carolina. Fortis College - Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 145 students majoring in health professions at Fortis College - Columbia, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#2

Southeastern College - Charleston

North Charleston, SC

Out of the 22 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern College - Charleston landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of North Charleston, Southeastern College - Charleston is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Greenville Technical College 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 city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Tri-County Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 4% are male.

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#5

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Out of the 22 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 88 students majoring in health professions at Piedmont Technical College, 1% are male and 99% are female.

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Miller-Motte College Conway ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Conway, MMC Conway is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 2% are male.

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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

Of the 74 students majoring in health professions at OCtech, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Miller-Motte College Charleston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Charleston, MMC Charleston is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

With a ranking of #9, Spartanburg Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Spartanburg Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.

About 96% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Southeastern College - Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, Southeastern College - Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in health professions at Southeastern College - Columbia, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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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
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 22 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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