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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$14,544 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

Public Health is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Carolina. With 859 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Health

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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

Clemson also made our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Medical University of South Carolina. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MUSC are $17,702 a year.

Full Public Health at Medical University of South Carolina Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UofSC is ranked #2 for overall quality for public health in South Carolina.

Read full report on Public Health at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
Tennessee 390
Kentucky 371
Georgia 1,455
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Louisiana 362
Mississippi 219
Alabama 700
Arkansas 233

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

Public Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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