2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 316 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #39 most popular major in South Carolina.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for design students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Featured Design Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
Translate your creative ideas through concept, design and digital media with a bachelor's in graphic design online from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Design & Applied Arts
Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Carolina. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
Clemson undergraduate students pay an average of $15,558 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, design graduates from Clemson take out $22,814 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $346.
Clemson also took the #1 spot in our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Winthrop University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Winthrop is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Winthrop are $15,846 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Coastal Carolina University is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.
Coastal Carolina University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, design graduates from Coastal Carolina University carry an average student debtload of $28,378. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $315.
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Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Converse College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Converse undergraduate students pay an average of $19,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Design majors at Converse take out an average of $25,840 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anderson University South Carolina. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Anderson University South Carolina are $30,720 a year.
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Charleston Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSU are $28,960 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, design graduates from CSU carry an average student debtload of $23,416.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,446 |
| Virginia | 889 |
| North Carolina | 944 |
| Florida | 1,128 |
| Tennessee | 296 |
| Kentucky | 84 |
| Louisiana | 84 |
| Arkansas | 228 |
| Alabama | 246 |
| Mississippi | 81 |
| West Virginia | 114 |
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Design & Applied Arts Related Majors for Design
One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Design
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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