2024 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #36 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 master's degrees in music during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master'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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on music students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other music students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for music to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized music related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for music students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Music Schools

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 Music Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music in South Carolina

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for music students seeking a a master's degree.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Master's in Music

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

20 Annual Graduates

$29,736 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in music has to look into University of South Carolina - Columbia. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn an average of $29,736 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in music from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

Converse College
Spartanburg, SC

2 Annual Graduates

Converse College is a good decision for students interested in a master's degree in music. Located in the city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in music from Converse College

2

Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC

3 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in music has to take a look at Coastal Carolina University. Coastal Carolina University is a large public university located in the city of Conway.More information about a master’s in music from Coastal Carolina University

3

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

2 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Winthrop University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in music. Winthrop is a small public university located in the small city of Rock Hill.More information about a master’s in music from Winthrop University

Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	194
Georgia	190	93
Virginia	182	127
North Carolina	178	88
Tennessee	166	92
Alabama	151	26
Kentucky	147	49
Louisiana	147	87
Mississippi	145	54
Arkansas	121	44
West Virginia	112	16

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Music Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Music Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	13
General Music	9
Music Technology	3
Conducting	2
Music Pedagogy	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Arts & Media Management	20
Drama & Theater Arts	14
Fine & Studio Arts	14
Design & Applied Arts	12
General Visual & Performing Arts	4
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.