Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

6 Colleges
$32,741 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 1,360 degrees and certificates from a South Carolina school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in South Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

Check out the visual and performing arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best school in South Carolina for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Clemson University Report

Request Information

Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Request Information
#3

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Charleston. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. C of C is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at College of Charleston

Request Information
#4

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Winthrop University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Winthrop University

Request Information
#5

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Converse College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spartanburg.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Converse College Report

Request Information

Coastal Carolina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

Request Information

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
Mississippi 696
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322
Tennessee 2,629
Louisiana 1,147

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

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
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355
Arts & Media Management 4,788
Dance 3,288
Other Visual Art 912
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 119
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Bonnielou2013.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.