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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Carolina

9 Colleges
$25,000 Avg Salary
$27,215 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts 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 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in South Carolina to see which 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 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 degree in South Carolina. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

#2

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winthrop University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Carolina list. Winthrop is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rock Hill.

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#3

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

The excellent programs at College of Charleston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Charleston, C of C is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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#4

Furman University

Greenville, SC

Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Furman University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Greenville.

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#6

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Bob Jones University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Carolina list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Greenville.

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Coastal Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

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#8

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

Converse College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Lander University

Greenwood, SC

Lander University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Lander University is a public college with a small student population.

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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
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 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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