by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of South Carolina - Columbia. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UofSC was $1,240 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $572 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,737 | $29,760 |
| Fees | $400 | $400 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from UofSC make an average of $131,707 a year during the early days of their career. That is 35% higher than the national average of $97,473.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that UofSC offers online option in its nursing master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UofSC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.1% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.9%.
Around 17.2% of nursing master’s degree recipients at UofSC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 24 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 199 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Administration | 65 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 30 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 82 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 17 |
| Critical Care Nursing | 50 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 53 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 15 |
| Allied Health Professions | 44 |
| Public Health | 42 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 15 |
*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.