Ranked #70 in popularity, theater arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Theater Arts Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 158 degrees in theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Theater Arts Schools in South Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of theater degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of South Carolina - Columbia is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in theater arts. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.
College of Charleston is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in theater arts. C of C is a fairly large public college located in the city of Charleston. A Best Colleges rank of #699 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means C of C is a great college overall.
There were roughly 19 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in theater arts needs to check out Anderson University South Carolina. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #811 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Anderson University South Carolina is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University South Carolina in the most recent year we have data available.
Winthrop University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in theater arts. Winthrop is a small public university located in the city of Rock Hill. This university ranks 13th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 33 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available.
USC Upstate is a small public university located in the suburb of Spartanburg. This university ranks 18th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 7 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at USC Upstate in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 17th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 5 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Converse in the most recent year we have data available.
Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Conway. This university ranks 19th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 30 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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.
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Your choice of theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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