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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$13,333 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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.

The Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Clemson are $11,796 a year.

Clemson did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Read full report on Nursing at Clemson University

Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Francis Marion University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public college with a small student population.

Francis Marion University graduate students pay an average of $11,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Francis Marion University also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.

Full Nursing at Francis Marion University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medical University of South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. MUSC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

MUSC graduate students pay an average of $17,702 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at Medical University of South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University South Carolina. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 per year.

Anderson University South Carolina did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Read full report on Nursing at Anderson University South Carolina

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in South Carolina. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofSC are $14,134 a year.

UofSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Full Nursing at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 5 schools only.

  • 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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