by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 25,910 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,160 and had an average of $24,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Carolina, there were 217 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,928 and $25,750 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 160 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,293 and $28,603 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in music. That schools that top this list have a program in music in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina bachelor’s degree music students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allen University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claflin University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina list. Claflin University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s music degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Furman University landed the #3 spot on the list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina list. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 12 bachelors’s music 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 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%.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Converse College landed the #5 spot on the list. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 7 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Newberry College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Newberry, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
Presbyterian College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #7. Presbyterian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Clinton, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, North Greenville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina list. Located in Tigerville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Erskine College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina list. Erskine is a small school located in Due West, South Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Winthrop University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Benedict College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Charleston landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina ranking. College of Charleston is a fairly large public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 14 bachelors’s music 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%.
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #13. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 56 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 90%.
With a ranking of #14, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, South Carolina. It awarded 4 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Coker University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina list. Coker is located in Hartsville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s music degrees to qualified students.
Lander University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Greenwood, South Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Coastal Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #17. Coastal Carolina University is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s music degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Limestone College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Gaffney, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Carolina - Aiken landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Aiken, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Charleston Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina list. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s music degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Wesleyan University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Music Major in South Carolina ranking. Located in Central, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s music students in 2020-2021.
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