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2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$12,152 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,036 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

With 204 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #56 most popular major in South Carolina.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for music students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for music majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Music

#1

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

Our analysis found Converse College to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Converse are $7,698 per year.

Full Music at Converse College Report

Out of the 4 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofSC are $14,134 a year.

UofSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Full Music at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

#3

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winthrop University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Winthrop is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.

Winthrop graduate students pay an average of $16,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Music at Winthrop University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Coastal Carolina University is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Coastal Carolina University are $10,764 per year.

Full Music at Coastal Carolina University Report

Best Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 472
Virginia 632
North Carolina 511
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 804
Kentucky 284
Louisiana 315
Arkansas 184
Alabama 276
Mississippi 182
West Virginia 93

Music is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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