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2023 Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$12,152 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,036 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 44 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #47 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Music Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for music 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

Check out the music master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Music

#1

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

Our analysis found Converse College to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Converse graduate students pay an average of $7,698 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great value for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.

UofSC graduate students pay an average of $14,134 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UofSC also made our Best Music Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Music at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#3

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Winthrop University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Winthrop is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rock Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Winthrop are $16,012 a year.

Full Music at Winthrop University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastal Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Coastal Carolina University is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

Coastal Carolina University graduate students pay an average of $10,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Music at Coastal Carolina University Report

Best Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 168
Florida 285
Georgia 126
North Carolina 126
Tennessee 106
Kentucky 74
Louisiana 105
Alabama 35
Mississippi 66
Arkansas 53
West Virginia 32

Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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