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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
183 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across South Carolina, there were 187 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 183 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fine arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in South Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of South Carolina - Upstate

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Upstate landed the #1 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Upstate is a medium-sized public school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 22 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

USC Upstate also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of South Carolina - Upstate is $15,832 for south carolina bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine Arts at USC Upstate

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Aiken. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. UofSC Aiken is a public institution located in Aiken, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC Aiken, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. It costs about $15,050 for south carolina bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend UofSC Aiken.

Full UofSC Aiken Fine Arts Report

#3

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Coastal Carolina University also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Coastal Carolina University is $14,749 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Full Coastal Carolina University Fine Arts Report

#4

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bob Jones University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 6 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. It costs about $12,923 for south carolina bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Bob Jones University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Bob Jones University

#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 50 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. It costs about $20,509 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read more about Fine Arts at UofSC

#6

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

College of Charleston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid ranking. C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

C of C also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for C of C is $19,000 for south carolina bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Read more about Fine Arts at C of C

#7

University of South Carolina - Beaufort

Bluffton, South Carolina
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of South Carolina - Beaufort did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Bluffton, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our south carolina bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid list, USCB has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. It costs about $16,719 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend USCB.

Read more about Fine Arts at USCB

#8

North Greenville University

Tigerville, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

North Greenville University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. North Greenville University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tigerville, South Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Greenville, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Greenville University is $22,058 for south carolina bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Read more about Fine Arts at North Greenville

#9

Claflin University

Orangeburg, South Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Claflin University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Claflin, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Claflin is $18,136 for south carolina bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Full Claflin University Fine Arts Report

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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