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

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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.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in South Carolina to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 36 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UofSC, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#2

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

A rank of #2 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 moderately-sized student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#3

Furman University

Greenville, SC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Furman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Greenville, Furman is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#5

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bob Jones University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Bob Jones University, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#6

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

College of Charleston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. C of C is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charleston.

Of the 4 students majoring in visual and performing arts at C of C, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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

Women make up 33% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#8

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

Converse College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spartanburg.

Women make up 50% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#9

Lander University

Greenwood, SC

Lander University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Lander University is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenwood.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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