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2023 Best Value Dance Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$18,058 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,602 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dance School for You

With 36 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dance is the #145 most popular major in South Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Dance Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for dance students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Dance Schools in South Carolina

Check out the dance programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Dance

$12,688 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the best value school for dance students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

UofSC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, dance graduates from UofSC take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

UofSC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Dance Schools in South Carolina list.

Read full report on Dance at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#2

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC
$12,978 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Charleston. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Dance Schools in South Carolina list. C of C is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

C of C undergraduate students pay an average of $12,978 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

C of C also claimed a spot on our Best Dance Schools in South Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Winthrop University is a great value for dance students. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Winthrop are $15,846 a year.

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$30,720 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Anderson University South Carolina is a great value for dance students. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Anderson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Anderson University South Carolina are $30,720 a year.

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Best Value Dance Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Dance Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 56
Virginia 69
North Carolina 125
Florida 117
Tennessee 9
Kentucky 14
Louisiana 17
Arkansas 8
Alabama 56
Mississippi 32
West Virginia 1

More Dance Rankings in South Carolina

One of 10 majors within the area of study, dance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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