2025 Best Music Schools in South Carolina
6
Colleges in South Carolina
256
Music Degrees Awarded
$29,590
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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 256 degrees in music annually.
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Featured Music Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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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.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Featured Music Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Learn More
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.
Top South Carolina Schools in Music
Every student pursuing a degree in music needs to take a look at University of South Carolina - Columbia. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 102 music students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Those music students who get their degree from University of South Carolina - Columbia make $8,791 more than the typical music student.
More information about a degree in music from University of South Carolina - Columbia
Furman University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in music. Furman is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #648 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Furman is a great university overall.
There were about 28 music students who graduated with this degree at Furman in the most recent data year.
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Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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Any student who is interested in music has to look into College of Charleston. C of C is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Charleston. A Best Colleges rank of #692 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means C of C is a great college overall.
There were approximately 18 music students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student pursuing a degree in music needs to look into Bob Jones University. Located in the small city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 21st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 21 music students who graduated with this degree at Bob Jones University in the most recent data year.
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Winthrop is a small public university located in the city of Rock Hill. This university ranks 13th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 13 music students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music from Winthrop University
