by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in South Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Design & Applied Arts is the 36th most popular major in the country with 36,301 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,426 and had an average of $25,481 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Carolina, there were 377 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,648 and $27,650 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 224 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,293 and $28,603 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in South Carolina” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in design and applied arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in design and applied arts.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in South Carolina” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in South Carolina”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Converse College landed the #1 spot on the list. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Charleston Southern University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Charleston Southern University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Bob Jones University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 14 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Bob Jones University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. Coastal Carolina University is located in Conway, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s design degrees to qualified students.
Full Coastal Carolina University Design & Applied Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anderson University South Carolina. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in South Carolina. Anderson University South Carolina is a small school located in Anderson, South Carolina that handed out 17 bachelors’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Anderson University South Carolina
With a ranking of #6, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in South Carolina list. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 96 bachelors’s design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Newberry College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in South Carolina list. Newberry, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Limestone College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #8. Gaffney, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s design degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Winthrop University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #9. Winthrop is a public institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Winthrop University
With a ranking of #10, Coker University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Design Major in South Carolina list. Coker is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hartsville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Coker University
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