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. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in South Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 6,355 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,134 and had an average of $26,019 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Carolina, there were 19 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in South Carolina” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in general visual and performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in South Carolina” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in South Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spartanburg Methodist College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in South Carolina list. SMC is a small school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 7 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Spartanburg Methodist College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in South Carolina list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 8 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Bob Jones University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Charleston. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in South Carolina. C of C is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 4 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at College of Charleston
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Lander University landed the #4 spot on the list. Greenwood, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Lander University General Visual & Performing Arts Report
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