Nursing Schools In South Carolina
South Carolina has 29 accredited nursing schools where nursing faculty who teach nursing classes can find employment. The trends in South Carolina's nursing academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in nursing includes nursing training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
South Carolina Vs. National Nursing Employment
| South Carolina | 75,190 |
| National | 5,150,780 |
Approximately 1% of the country's nursing professionals work in South Carolina state.
Employment Growth for Nursing professionals In South Carolina
| 63,190 | 68,060 | 70,190 | 72,600 | 75,190 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
In South Carolina, the field of nursing is growing. There were 12,000 more nursing professionals working in South Carolina in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of nursing professionals has grown by 19%. This growth is faster than the national trend for nursing professionals which shows a 7% increase in the number of nursing professionals working around the nation.
Nursing VS. All Professions salaries in South Carolina
| $35,504 | $56,772 | $59,092 | $63,938 | $64,394 |
| $39,422 | $41,728 | $43,045 | $43,558 | $44,811 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Nursing
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to nursing professionals are growing in South Carolina. The mean salary for nursing professionals in 2006 was $35,504 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $64,394 per year.
Salary percentiles for Nursing professionals in South Carolina
10th percentile |
$36,766 |
25th percentile |
$43,512 |
50th percentile |
$57,242 |
75th percentile |
$78,598 |
90th percentile |
$99,954 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 45%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of South Carolina, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of nursing. The pay differential between the highest paid nursing professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 172%
Average Salaries for Nursing professionals and related professions in South Carolina
BSN |
$60,040 |
Forensic Nursing |
$101,340 |
Gerontology |
$69,504 |
Nursing |
$64,394 |
RN to BSN |
$60,040 |
Nursing professionals in South Carolina earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Nursing programs available for each degree type for all schools in South Carolina
associate |
15 |
bachelor |
14 |
master |
11 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
42 |
| Total | 84 |
As the number of nursing professionals is increasing in South Carolina state, the number of students graduating from the 29 accredited nursing schools in South Carolina state is also increasing. In 2006 there were 190 nursing graduates from nursing courses in South Carolina and in 2010 there were 4,027 graduates.
Thus there was a 2019% percent increase in the number of nursing school degree or certificate graduates in South Carolina. Most of these graduates, or 50%, earned a undergraduate certificate in nursing.