Registered Nursing Programs in South Carolina
Registered Nursing is a licensure degree: clinical rotations plus the NCLEX exam lead straight into hospital and clinic roles. It posts some of the highest one-year earnings of any bachelor major because demand is deep in nearly every metro.
Programs below are ranked only when a college figure rests on at least 100 graduates. Programs on 30 to 99 graduates carry a small-program flag and are listed, not ranked. Anything smaller shows the national median for the major, badged as such.
Ranked Registered Nursing Programs in South Carolina
| College | Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| South University-Columbia | Registered Nursing | $79,957 n=771 | $42,965 n=778 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Registered Nursing | $79,619 n=314 | $23,250 n=285 |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | Registered Nursing | $79,549 n=462 | $26,000 n=337 |
| Anderson University | Registered Nursing | $78,656 n=128 | $23,150 n=102 |
| Clemson University | Registered Nursing | $78,462 n=233 | $20,500 n=249 |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | Registered Nursing | $76,793 n=191 | $28,187 n=146 |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Registered Nursing | $75,931 n=264 | $26,625 n=270 |
| Charleston Southern University | Registered Nursing | $73,809 n=140 | $29,250 n=114 |
| Francis Marion University | Registered Nursing | $72,017 n=125 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
Smaller Programs and National-Median Programs
These programs are too small for a trustworthy ranked figure, or their college figure is not published. They are listed, not ranked.
| College | Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Jones University | Registered Nursing | $79,556 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $19,460 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Southern Wesleyan University | Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Registered Nursing | $67,921 Small program - rough guide n=44 | Not published |
| Claflin University | Registered Nursing | $89,384 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $33,017 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Coker University | Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |
| Columbia International University | Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |
| Columbia College | Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |
| Lander University | Registered Nursing | $77,657 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $24,995 n=162 |
| Newberry College | Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | Registered Nursing | $74,461 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Coastal Carolina University | Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |
| South Carolina State University | Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |