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2025 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina

11 Colleges in South Carolina
381 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,035 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #22 in popularity, fine & studio arts is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for fine & studio arts students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 381 bachelor's degrees in fine & studio arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Fine & Studio Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina Your choice of fine & studio arts for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for fine & studio arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Fine & Studio Arts in South Carolina

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in fine & studio arts.

10 Top South Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Fine Arts

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University of South Carolina - Columbia is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in fine & studio arts. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Bachelor's recipients from the fine & studio arts program at University of South Carolina - Columbia get $3,432 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
57 Annual Graduates
$24,070 Median Starting Salary
$40,366 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in fine & studio arts has to check out College of Charleston. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the fine arts program make about $24,070 in their early career salary.

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Furman University
Greenville, SC
16 Annual Graduates

Furman University is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the suburb of Greenville, Furman is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in fine & studio arts from Furman University

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
28 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in fine & studio arts has to take a look at Clemson University. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Clemson.More information about a bachelor’s in fine & studio arts from Clemson University

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

Located in the small city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the fine arts program earn about $16,817 for their early career.

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Converse College
Spartanburg, SC
11 Annual Graduates

Converse is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Spartanburg.More information about a bachelor’s in fine & studio arts from Converse College

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Located in the suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public university with a small student population.

Those fine & studio arts students who get their bachelor's degree from University of South Carolina - Upstate make $11,168 more than the typical fine arts grad.

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18 Annual Graduates

Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Anderson.More information about a bachelor’s in fine & studio arts from Anderson University South Carolina

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Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the fine arts program make around $23,121 in the first couple years of working.

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Lander University
Greenwood, SC

Lander University is a small public university located in the town of Greenwood.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the fine arts program state that they receive average early career wages of $21,605.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 225 1,220
Georgia 224 823
Tennessee 220 416
North Carolina 213 644
Virginia 213 640
Kentucky 187 351
Alabama 184 361
Louisiana 171 334
Mississippi 169 85
Arkansas 167 204
West Virginia 147 116

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Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Fine Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Fine Arts 204
Art Studies 115
Art History 62

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 229
Music 202
Drama & Theater Arts 141
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 117
Arts & Media Management 79
Dance 39
Other Visual Art 24
General Visual & Performing Arts 12

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