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2021 Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in South Carolina

10 Colleges
1,162 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,022 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in South CarolinaOut of the majors we analyze each year, visual & performing arts was ranked 9th in South Carolina. In fact, 1,162 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.2% of all the visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in South Carolina ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in visual & performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual & performing arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual & performing arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying visual & performing arts.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of South Carolina - Columbia tops the 2021 list of our schools in South Carolina that are best for non-traditional visual & performing arts students. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UofSC has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in South Carolina ranking.

About 1.6% of UofSC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,608 students take at least one class online at UofSC. About 3,896 of the students at UofSC are attending part time.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Clemson University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population. Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in South Carolina list.

About 0.6% of Clemson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,161 students take at least one class online at Clemson. 3,412 students are part time.

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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to College of Charleston. C of C is a large public school located in the city of Charleston. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, C of C has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in South Carolina ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 6,124 students at C of C that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,392 part time students in attendance at C of C.

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

Winthrop University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public school with a small student population. Winthrop also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in South Carolina list, coming in at #5.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 2,969 students take at least one class online at Winthrop. There are roughly 1,290 part time students in attendance at Winthrop.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Coastal Carolina University. Located in the city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public school with a large student population. Coastal Carolina University also made our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in South Carolina list, coming in at #6.

About 3.1% of Coastal Carolina University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,161 students take at least one class online at Coastal Carolina University. There are roughly 1,378 part time students in attendance at Coastal Carolina University.

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University of South Carolina - Upstate earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. USC Upstate is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg. USC Upstate not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in South Carolina list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. There are approximately 3,243 students at USC Upstate that take at least one class online. About 1,416 of the students at USC Upstate are attending part time.

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Lander University
Greenwood, SC

The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Lander University. Lander University is a small public school located in the town of Greenwood. Lander University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in South Carolina list.

The student loan default rate at Lander University is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,508 students take at least one class online at Lander University. About 541 of the students at Lander University are attending part time.

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University of South Carolina - Aiken landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best visual & performing arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Aiken, UofSC Aiken is a public school with a small student population.

About 2.4% of UofSC Aiken students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,465 students at UofSC Aiken that take at least one class online. 1,009 of UofSC Aiken students are attending part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Anderson University South Carolina. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Anderson University South Carolina has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in South Carolina ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 1,672 students take at least one class online at Anderson University South Carolina. There are roughly 537 part time students in attendance at Anderson University South Carolina.

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Our rankings recognize Charleston Southern University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. There are approximately 1,564 students at CSU that take at least one class online. 679 of CSU students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,522
Mississippi 432
Florida 5,296
Virginia 2,570
Georgia 3,360
Alabama 1,019
Tennessee 2,286
West Virginia 347
Louisiana 928
Kentucky 894
Arkansas 723

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*Avg Cost is for the top 10 schools only.

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