Nursing at Medical University of South Carolina

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Medical University of South Carolina has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MUSC is located in Charleston, South Carolina and has a total student population of 3,083. Of the 205 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Medical University of South Carolina in 2021, 186 of them were nursing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

MUSC Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at MUSC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? MUSC offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

MUSC Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at MUSC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at MUSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	35
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	57
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	115
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	165
Best Nursing Schools	195
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	275
Most Focused Nursing Schools	292
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	504
	946
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,153

In 2021, 61 students received their master’s degree in nursing from MUSC. This makes it the #165 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of MUSC Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at MUSC is $58,091. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at MUSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Medical University of South Carolina.

MUSC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 186 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from MUSC in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at MUSC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Medical University of South Carolina with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	147
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

MUSC Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from MUSC. About 7% were men and 93% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from MUSC, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Medical University of South Carolina with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

MUSC also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 49 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Medical University of South Carolina. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	186
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	61
Nurse Anesthetist	31
Nursing Practice	13
Nursing Science	5

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Other Health Professions
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Medical Science
• Public Health

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for Medical University of South Carolina.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Registered Nurses	44,350	$64,940
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,470	$98,780
Nurse Practitioners	2,260	$99,910
Nurse Anesthetists	930	$164,480
Nursing Instructors and Professors	550	$67,430

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By ProfReader under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.