2023 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in South Carolina to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina
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Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 859 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UofSC. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’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 schools in South Carolina. MUSC is a small public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 509 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
MUSC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 21% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 18 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 225 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 47% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Clemson. In fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Charleston School of Law is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, the very small private for-profit school handed out 189 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Sherman College of Chiropractic. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Sherman College is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 105 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.
Sherman College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 16% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Presbyterian College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Presbyterian College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Clinton, South Carolina that handed out 52 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Columbia International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CIU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Converse College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Converse College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 25 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Converse does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
South University, Columbia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. South University, Columbia is a very small private for-profit school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 20 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at South University, Columbia. During the 2019-2020 year, about 34% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
South Carolina State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. South Carolina State University is a small public school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 12 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at South Carolina State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 44% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #11, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, South Carolina. It awarded 11 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 36% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Anderson University South Carolina. During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
North Greenville University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. North Greenville is located in Tigerville, South Carolina and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at North Greenville. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Erskine College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Erskine is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Due West, South Carolina. It awarded 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 22% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Erskine, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Bob Jones University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Bob Jones University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Bob Jones University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 37% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Francis Marion University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Francis Marion University is located in Florence, South Carolina and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Francis Marion University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #16, Coastal Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, South Carolina. It awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Coastal Carolina University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Charleston Southern University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs.
CSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.
Southern Wesleyan University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs.
Since the graduate programs at SWU are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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