Music Performance is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 11 schools to find the best for music performance students.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall music performance education in South Carolina.
Our analysis ranked University Of South Carolina Columbia the best school in the country for a degree in music performance. Set in the city of Columbia, University Of South Carolina Columbia is a very large public institution. About 79% of students finish within six years. About 30 music performance degrees were awarded at University Of South Carolina Columbia in the most recent year. Students who receive their music performance degree from University Of South Carolina Columbia earn around $38,397 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $27,000.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 11 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
