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2024 Best Music Education Schools in South Carolina

13 Colleges in South Carolina
104 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
A degree in music education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #151 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for music education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 104 degrees in music education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music Education School

Best Music Education Schools in South Carolina The music teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Music Education Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Music Teacher Education
Master's Degrees in Music Teacher Education
Doctor's Degrees in Music Teacher Education

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Education Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Music Education in South Carolina

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the music teacher education degree levels they offer.

10 Top South Carolina Schools in Music Teacher Education

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In SC

Any student pursuing a degree in music education has to look into University of South Carolina - Columbia. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were about 6 music education students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in music education needs to check out Bob Jones University. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #1051 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bob Jones University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 music education students who graduated with this degree at Bob Jones University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Bob Jones University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC

Any student pursuing a degree in music education has to check out Anderson University South Carolina. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Anderson. A Best Colleges rank of #811 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Anderson University South Carolina is a great university overall.

There were roughly 24 music education students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University South Carolina in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Anderson University South Carolina

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Winthrop University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in music education. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1191 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Winthrop is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 music education students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Winthrop University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In SC
23.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Tigerville, North Greenville is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1232 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means North Greenville is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 music education students who graduated with this degree at North Greenville in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from North Greenville University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In SC
44.4% Growth in Graduates

CSU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Charleston. This university ranks 20th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 9 music education students who graduated with this degree at CSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from Charleston Southern University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In SC
66.7% Growth in Graduates

SWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Central. A Best Colleges rank of #1272 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SWU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 music education students who graduated with this degree at SWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Southern Wesleyan University

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Converse College
Spartanburg, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In SC

Converse is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Spartanburg. This college ranks 17th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 1 music education students who graduated with this degree at Converse in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Converse College

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Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.More information about a degree in music education from Coastal Carolina University

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Coker University
Hartsville, SC

Located in the town of Hartsville, Coker is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 34th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.More information about a degree in music education from Coker University

Best Music Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 284
North Carolina 710 150
Georgia 690 183
Virginia 630 40
Tennessee 624 55
Kentucky 518 65
Mississippi 501 149
Alabama 500 28
Louisiana 489 44
Arkansas 466 61
West Virginia 410 2

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Music Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Reading Teacher Education 130
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 117
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 84
Art Education 49
Social Studies Education 31
Agricultural Teacher Education 28
English & Language Arts Education 11
Mathematics Education 11
Science Education 9
Drama & Dance Education 8

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