2024 Best Music Schools in South Carolina
9
Colleges in South Carolina
217
Music Degrees Awarded
$33,928
Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in
music, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #43 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for music students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 217 degrees in music to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Music School
The music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music 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.
Pick Your Music Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Music Schools in South Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Best Schools for Music in South Carolina
The schools below may not offer all types of music degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top South Carolina Schools in Music
Any student who is interested in music needs to check out University of South Carolina - Columbia. 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 roughly 105 music students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the music program make about $33,928 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in music from University of South Carolina - Columbia
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In SC
Every student pursuing a degree in music has to look into Converse College. Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1296 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Converse is a great college overall.
There were roughly 9 music students who graduated with this degree at Converse in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music from Converse College
Anderson University South Carolina is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. 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 colleges nationwide means Anderson University South Carolina is a great university overall.
There were about 4 music students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University South Carolina in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music from Anderson University South Carolina
Every student pursuing a degree in music needs to take a look at College of Charleston. 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 14 music students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music from College of Charleston
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In SC
Winthrop is a small public university located in the city of Rock Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #1191 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Winthrop is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 music students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music from Winthrop University
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.More information about a degree in music from University of South Carolina - Upstate
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In SC
Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Conway. This university ranks 19th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 10 music students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music from Coastal Carolina University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
15th
Most Popular In SC
Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 20th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 1 music students who graduated with this degree at CSU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music from Charleston Southern University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
13th
Most Popular In SC
Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Lander University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 2 music students who graduated with this degree at Lander University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music from Lander University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
15th
Most Popular In SC
Located in the suburb of Aiken, UofSC Aiken is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 30th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 1 music students who graduated with this degree at UofSC Aiken in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music from University of South Carolina - Aiken
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