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2023 Best Value Music Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$17,238 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,928 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music 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.

The Best Value Music Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for music 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.

2023 Best Value Music Schools in South Carolina

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Music

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UofSC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, music graduates from UofSC carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UofSC also did well on our Best Music Schools in South Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Music at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

#2

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC
$12,978 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at College of Charleston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in South Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, C of C is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, C of C also is in the top 20% of our Best Music Schools in South Carolina ranking.

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#3

Lander University

Greenwood, SC
$11,700 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Lander University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in South Carolina. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Lander University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lander University are $11,700 a year.

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#4

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

The excellent programs at Winthrop University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in South Carolina. Winthrop is a moderately-sized public school located in the 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 #5 on this year’s list means Coastal Carolina University is a great value for music students. Coastal Carolina University is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University are $11,640 per year.

Read full report on Music at Coastal Carolina University

$10,760 Average Tuition & Fees

University of South Carolina - Aiken did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for music students. It came in at #6 on the list. UofSC Aiken is a small public school located in the large suburb of Aiken.

UofSC Aiken undergraduate students pay an average of $10,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC
$19,850 Average Tuition & Fees

Converse College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for music students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the 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.

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$30,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Anderson University South Carolina landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value music programs. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school 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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$28,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Charleston Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for music students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize 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.

Full Music at Charleston Southern 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

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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 9 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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