2024 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

If you plan on getting your master's degree in fine & studio arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #58 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 14 master's degrees in fine & studio arts to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on fine & studio arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of fine & studio arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt fine & studio arts students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fine & studio arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for fine & studio arts students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Fine & Studio Arts Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Fine & Studio Arts in South Carolina

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in fine & studio arts.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Master's in Fine Arts

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

4 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in fine & studio arts needs to check out University of South Carolina - Columbia. UofSC is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.More information about a master’s in fine & studio arts from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

6 Annual Graduates

Clemson University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a master's degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in fine & studio arts from Clemson University

3

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

4 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in fine & studio arts needs to check out Winthrop University. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in fine & studio arts from Winthrop University

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	75
Georgia	190	93
Virginia	182	39
North Carolina	178	55
Tennessee	166	24
Alabama	151	16
Kentucky	147	16
Louisiana	147	36
Mississippi	145	3
Arkansas	121	17
West Virginia	112	3

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Fine & Studio Arts Related Rankings by Major

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Fine Arts Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Art Studies	10
Fine Arts	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Fine Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	28
Arts & Media Management	20
Drama & Theater Arts	14
Design & Applied Arts	12
General Visual & Performing Arts	4
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	2

Notes and References

• 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.
• 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 Jorge Royan. More about our data sources and methodologies.