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Registered Nursing at University of South Carolina-Columbia

If you are interested in studying Registered Nursing, you may want to check out the program at University of South Carolina-Columbia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of South Carolina-Columbia is in Columbia, SC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 294 registered nursing degrees were awarded at University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Online Class Availability at University of South Carolina-Columbia

Distance learning is available at University of South Carolina-Columbia. Of 38,532 students, 3,519 (9%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 21,675 (56%) took at least some classes online.

Registered Nursing Rankings at University of South Carolina-Columbia

These rankings give you a sense of how University of South Carolina-Columbia’s Registered Nursing program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	South Carolina	#2 of 30
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#8 of 498
Best Value	South Carolina	#27 of 30
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#110 of 1,861
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#441 of 524
Best Value	Nationwide	#1468 of 1,843

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Registered Nursing graduates at University of South Carolina-Columbia, by degree type.

Program-wide, Registered Nursing graduates at University of South Carolina-Columbia are 93% women (274) and 7% men (20).

Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program at University of South Carolina-Columbia

Among the 260 bachelor’s registered nursing graduates at University of South Carolina-Columbia, 93% were women (241) and 7% were men (19).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Registered Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	216
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	13
Asian	3
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	18
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 16% of Registered Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at University of South Carolina-Columbia, lower than the national average of 43%.*

Registered Nursing Master’s Program at University of South Carolina-Columbia

Among the 34 master’s registered nursing graduates at University of South Carolina-Columbia, 97% were women (33) and 3% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Registered Nursing master’s degree recipients at University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	24
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	4
Asian	2
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 26% of Registered Nursing master’s degree recipients at University of South Carolina-Columbia, below the national average of 39%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Registered Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Registered Nursing program at University of South Carolina-Columbia work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Registered Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.