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Highest earning registered nursing programs in South Carolina
South Carolina registered nursing programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lander University | Greenwood | Public, 4-year | $78,485 | 79 |
| 2 | South University | Columbia | For-profit, 4-year | $77,635 | 1,002 |
| 3 | Claflin University | Orangeburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $76,590 | 37 |
| 4 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg | Public, 4-year | $75,849 | 505 |
| 5 | Clemson University | Clemson | Public, 4-year | $74,206 | 207 |
| 6 | Anderson University | Anderson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $73,882 | 124 |
| 7 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | Public, 4-year | $73,872 | 310 |
| 8 | Bob Jones University | Greenville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $73,493 | 33 |
| 9 | Newberry College | Newberry | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $72,756 | 40 |
| 10 | University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | Public, 4-year | $72,714 | 127 |
| 11 | Francis Marion University | Florence | Public, 4-year | $70,110 | 99 |
| 12 | Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | Public, 4-year | $68,199 | 316 |
| 13 | Charleston Southern University | Charleston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $66,310 | 96 |
| 14 | University of South Carolina Beaufort | Bluffton | Public, 4-year | $64,671 | 64 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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