by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Carolina, there were 10,190 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,388 and $22,466 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,081 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,293 and $28,603 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a degree in health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina bachelor’s degree health professions students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Upstate. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina. University of South Carolina - Upstate is a medium-sized school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 306 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Francis Marion University landed the #2 spot on the list. Francis Marion University is located in Florence, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 160 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medical University of South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina list. MUSC is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 205 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Aiken. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina list. UofSC Aiken is a small school located in Aiken, South Carolina that handed out 131 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South University, Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina. South University, Columbia is a private for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Newberry College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Newberry, South Carolina, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Carolina - Beaufort ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina list. University of South Carolina - Beaufort is a public institution located in Bluffton, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Charleston Southern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina ranking. CSU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 113 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Bob Jones University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 80 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Anderson University South Carolina came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 119 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Morris College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #11. Morris College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sumter, South Carolina. It awarded 11 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Claflin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #12. Claflin University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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Converse College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina ranking. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Furman University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina ranking. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina ranking. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 837 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #16, Lander University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina list. This small school is located in Greenwood, South Carolina, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
North Greenville University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina ranking. North Greenville University is a small school located in Tigerville, South Carolina that handed out 34 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Erskine College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina ranking. Erskine College is located in Due West, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Columbia College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina ranking. Columbia College South Carolina is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
College of Charleston ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 132 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Limestone College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #21. Limestone College is a small school located in Gaffney, South Carolina that handed out 25 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
South Carolina State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina list. South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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Coastal Carolina University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina list. Coastal Carolina University is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina ranking. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 350 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Benedict College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in South Carolina list. Benedict College is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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