2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a master's degree.
Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. 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 graduate student at Clemson are $11,796 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Clemson is ranked #1 for overall quality for visual and performing arts in South Carolina.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Converse College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in South Carolina. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spartanburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Converse are $7,698 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofSC are $14,134 a year.
UofSC also took the #3 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina rankings.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at College of Charleston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in South Carolina. C of C is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.
C of C graduate students pay an average of $14,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Winthrop University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winthrop are $16,012 per year.
Coastal Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Coastal Carolina University are $10,764 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 |
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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 6 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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