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Nursing at University of South Carolina - Upstate

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

USC Upstate is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and approximately 6,038 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 282 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from USC Upstate.

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

USC Upstate Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USC Upstate

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? USC Upstate offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

USC Upstate Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how USC Upstate performed in these rankings.

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 USC Upstate 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
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 107
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 135
Most Popular Nursing Schools 244
Most Focused Nursing Schools 385
402
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 458
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 478
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 526
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 555
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 584
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 587
602
Best Nursing Schools 764
1,248
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,303

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in nursing from USC Upstate. This is the #588 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from USC Upstate Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC Upstate is $61,719. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at USC Upstate

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

USC Upstate Nursing Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 282 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from USC Upstate. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at USC Upstate 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 University of South Carolina - Upstate with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 49
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 185
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

USC Upstate Nursing Master’s Program

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from USC Upstate.

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

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

USC Upstate also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at University of South Carolina - Upstate. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Carolina - Upstate. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 282
Clinical Nurse Leader 1

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 University of South Carolina - Upstate.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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