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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$20,429 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,319 Avg Salary

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.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clemson are $15,558 a 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 made our Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Winthrop University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Winthrop is a medium-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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastal Carolina University are $11,640 a 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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#4

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Converse College is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Converse are $19,850 per 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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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Anderson University South Carolina helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value design and applied arts schools in South Carolina. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $30,720 per 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 midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSU are $28,960 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, design graduates from CSU carry an average student debtload of $23,416.

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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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

One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).

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