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2024 Best General Music Schools in South Carolina

7 Colleges in South Carolina
156 General Music Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general music, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #73 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Music Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 156 degrees in general music during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Music School

Best General Music Schools in South Carolina The general music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Music rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general music schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Music Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in General Music
Master's Degrees in General Music

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Music Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for General Music in South Carolina

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general music degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top South Carolina Schools in General Music

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
63 General Music Degrees Awarded

University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general music. UofSC is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 63 general music students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Converse College
Spartanburg, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In SC

Every student pursuing a degree in general music has to look into Converse College. Converse is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Spartanburg. This college ranks 17th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 2 general music students who graduated with this degree at Converse in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In SC
80.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in general music needs to check out Anderson University South Carolina. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Anderson. A Best Colleges rank of #811 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Anderson University South Carolina is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 general music students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University South Carolina in the most recent data year.

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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
22.2% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat College of Charleston if you wish to pursue a degree in general music. Located in the city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #699 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means C of C is a great college overall.

There were about 18 general music students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year.

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In SC
23.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1191 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Winthrop is a great university overall.

There were about 13 general music students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In SC
36.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 11 general music students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent data year.

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Lander University
Greenwood, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In SC
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Lander University is a small public university located in the distant town of Greenwood. This university ranks 33rd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 3 general music students who graduated with this degree at Lander University in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In SC

UofSC Aiken is a small public university located in the suburb of Aiken. This university ranks 30th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 1 general music students who graduated with this degree at UofSC Aiken in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Music Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida715308
North Carolina710248
Georgia690243
Virginia630212
Tennessee624385
Kentucky518196
Mississippi501147
Alabama500248
Louisiana489105
Arkansas46651
West Virginia41061

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General Music is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to General Music

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Music Performance56
Other Music12
Music History10
Music Theory & Composition7
Keyboard Instruments5
Conducting3
Music Technology3
Voice Performance2
Music Pedagogy2

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