Scholar is the better healer...

[Karti]

White Mages and Scholar are not really comparable in that way. They are compatible. Scholar has horrible aoe heals, yet excellent damage mitigation and mp management. While at the same time, White Mages hold the torch for incredible heals, especially with a substantial regen in the mix. Honestly, however, they are both adequate choices for running anything, assuming you try and include them both when multiple healers are in order. Even Steven!

With that being said, I think Scholars certainly have the upper hand with dps. As silly as that sounds, it's really nice to have a healer who can dps AND heal for those tedious tome runs! With virtually half of the kit of their Summoner counterpart at their disposal, Scholars are capable of quite a bit of aoe damage between the triple-dot Bane, Miasma II, and Shadow Flare. But it isn't THAT important! Healing comes first! And if you're blowing half your mp on dps in Coil, well....tsk tsk tsk.

If you are considering switching to Scholar, I would just manage both and use whichever is needed. Because they really are both important healers in their own way.