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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in South Carolina

7 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 155,377 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 1,507 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,083 and $27,064 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual and performing arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina master’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in South Carolina

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

UofSC also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160.

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#3

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bob Jones University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bob Jones University are $9,573, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. Conway, South Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Coastal Carolina University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Coastal Carolina University are $19,836.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Coastal Carolina University

#5

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the #5 spot on the list. C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

C of C also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at C of C are $36,592, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Winthrop University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Winthrop is a medium-sized public school situated in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Winthrop, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Winthrop are $30,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Winthrop University

#7

Converse College

Spartanburg, South Carolina

With a ranking of #7, Converse College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 2 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Converse, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Converse College are $9,021, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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