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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

7 Colleges
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in South Carolina with 3,296 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in South Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Master's in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Medical University of South Carolina the best school in South Carolina for nursing students working on their master’s degree. MUSC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Anderson University South Carolina is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Francis Marion University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public college with a small student population.

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University of South Carolina - Upstate came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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South University, Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. South University, Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbia.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 21,209
North Carolina 7,425
Tennessee 6,004
Kentucky 6,395
Georgia 7,112
West Virginia 1,771
Virginia 6,775
Louisiana 3,502
Mississippi 2,838
Alabama 7,364
Arkansas 2,882

Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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