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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,439 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,741 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You

With 116 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #13 most popular major in South Carolina.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in South Carolina to see which master'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. 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 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

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $11,796 per 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.

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#2

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Converse College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Converse are $7,698 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

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#4

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

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. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, C of C is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at C of C are $14,230 per year.

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#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 master’s degree. 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.

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Coastal Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Coastal Carolina University is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

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
Mississippi 88
Florida 995
North Carolina 274
Virginia 522
Tennessee 156
Georgia 670
Louisiana 163
West Virginia 50
Kentucky 127
Arkansas 80
Alabama 86

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
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
General Visual & Performing Arts 390
Dance 257
Other Visual Art 254
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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