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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$15,689 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,022 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in South Carolina to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for visual and performing arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Visual & Performing Arts

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the best value school in South Carolina for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

UofSC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UofSC also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #5.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clemson are $15,558 per year.

Clemson also took the #1 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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#3

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. C of C is a large public school located in the city of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at C of C are $12,978 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Francis Marion University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in South Carolina. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public college with a small student population.

Francis Marion University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Winthrop University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in South Carolina. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Winthrop are $15,846 per year.

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University of South Carolina - Aiken came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the suburb of Aiken, UofSC Aiken is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofSC Aiken are $10,760 per year.

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Coastal Carolina University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#8

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

Converse College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spartanburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Converse are $19,850 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Anderson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $30,720 per year.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

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