Medical University Of South Carolina

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

The Medical University of South Carolina, also known as MUSC, is a public university located in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The university was established in 1824 as a small, private college for training physicians. MUSC is the sixth oldest continually operating school of medicine in the nation. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. MUSC is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Dental Medicine
• College of Graduate Studies
• College of Health Professions
• College of Medicine
• College of Nursing
• College of Pharmacy
• MUSC Medical Center

MUSC boasts of an active student life. The campus is home to several student clubs and organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in medicine, nursing and emergency medicine, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Medical schools and medical centers.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,528 in 2009-2010 (1,988 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 13% of enrolled students, graduate students are 45%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 42%.

Students under 25 years old represent 43% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

Medical University Of South Carolina offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (59 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (82 awarded)

• Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
• Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (347 awarded)

• Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
• Medicine (MD)
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (221 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (57 awarded)

• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

SCIENCE (49 awarded)

• Animal Physiology
• Biochemistry
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biometry/Biometrics
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
• Pathology/Experimental Pathology
• Pharmacology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (55 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist