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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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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 took the #5 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clemson are $15,558 a 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.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Clemson University Report

#3

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

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 fairly large public school located in the medium-sized 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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Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Francis Marion University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Francis Marion University are $11,160 per year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Francis Marion University Report

#5

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Winthrop University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Winthrop are $15,846 a 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofSC Aiken are $10,760 a 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 city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public college 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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#8

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

Converse College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Spartanburg.

Converse undergraduate students pay an average of $19,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Anderson University South Carolina landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Anderson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Anderson University South Carolina are $30,720 a year.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
Tennessee 2,629
Louisiana 1,147
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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