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Medical University of South Carolina Bachelor’s in Nursing

207 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$58,082 Average Salary
$25,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Medical University of South Carolina. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the MUSC Bachelor’s in Nursing

#76 in the U.S
#1 in South Carolina

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for nursing majors, MUSC came in at #76. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in South Carolina.

Here are some of the other rankings for MUSC.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing11
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools17
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Online Nursing Schools24
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing25
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools30
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Nursing Graduates47
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing70
Best Nursing Schools76
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools85
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing122
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools143
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing151
Most Popular Colleges for Nursing160
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing177
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing177
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing182
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans204
Most Focused Colleges for Nursing216
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing251
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans324
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Nursing Graduates340
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Nursing Graduates656
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans669
Best Nursing Colleges for Veterans796
Best Value Colleges for Nursing805
Highest Paid Nursing Graduates1,178

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Nursing from MUSC Cost?

$16,947 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$25,000 Average Student Debt

MUSC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at MUSC paid an average of $1,216 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $686 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$15,622$24,508
Fees$1,325$1,325

Learn more about MUSC tuition and fees.

MUSC Nursing Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at MUSC in Nursing walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 10% higher than the national average of $22,660.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Nursing From MUSC?

$58,082 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from MUSC is $58,082 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $62,199.

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Does MUSC Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Nursing?

Online degrees for the MUSC nursing bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MUSC Online Learning page.

MUSC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Nursing

207 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
85.0% Women
18.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 207 bachelor’s degrees in nursing awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 85.0% of the nursing students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.8% of the nursing bachelor’s degrees at MUSC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian6
Black or African American17
Hispanic or Latino9
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White155
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities20

Bachelor’s in Nursing Focus Areas at MUSC

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Registered Nursing207

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Health Sciences & Services6

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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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