2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Carolina. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofSC are $12,688 a 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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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.
Clemson undergraduate students pay an average of $15,558 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Clemson did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.
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Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the # 3 spot on the list. C of C is a large public school located in the city of Charleston.
C of C undergraduate students pay an average of $12,978 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Francis Marion University are $11,160 per year.
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Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Winthrop University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Aiken, UofSC Aiken is a public college with a small student population.
UofSC Aiken undergraduate students pay an average of $10,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Coastal Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public school with a fairly 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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Converse College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Spartanburg.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Converse are $19,850 per year.
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Anderson University South Carolina did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $30,720 per year.
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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 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors for Visual & Performing Arts
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.