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2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Carolina

12 Colleges in South Carolina
1,427 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$27,860 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 12 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of visual & performing arts. Combined, these schools handed out 1,427 degrees in visual & performing arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School

Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Carolina Your choice of visual & performing arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Pick Your Visual & Performing Arts Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts
Bachelor's Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts
Master's Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts
Doctor's Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts

The visual & performing arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in South Carolina. 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 Visual & Performing Arts 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 visual & performing arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top South Carolina Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
285 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$29,453 Median Starting Salary

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 285 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program earn around $29,453 in their early career salary.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
136 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$42,685 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Clemson University if you want to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were roughly 136 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from Clemson University receive an earnings boost of approximately $14,825 above the average earnings of visual & performing arts majors.

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Furman University
Greenville, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In SC
77 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts has to look into Furman University. Located in the large suburb of Greenville, Furman is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #648 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Furman is a great university overall.

There were approximately 77 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Furman in the most recent data year.

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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
159 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$23,405 Median Starting Salary

College of Charleston is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #692 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means C of C is a great college overall.

There were roughly 159 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, visual & performing arts degree recipients usually earn around $23,405 in their early careers.

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
123 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
0.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 122.99999999999999 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make about $24,443 in their early career salary.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$33,559 Median Starting Salary

Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Anderson. A Best Colleges rank of #936 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Anderson University South Carolina is a great university overall.

There were roughly 50 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University South Carolina in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from Anderson University South Carolina earn $5,699 more than the typical visual & performing arts graduate.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #992 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC Upstate is a great university overall.

There were about 36 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at USC Upstate in the most recent data year. Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from University of South Carolina - Upstate get an earnings boost of around $7,343 over the average income of visual & performing arts graduates.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$22,024 Median Starting Salary

Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Conway. This college ranks 18th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 21 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career income of $22,024.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
114 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
7.9% 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 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 114 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career wages of $21,997.

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
62 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$36,424 Median Starting Salary

Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Greenville. This university ranks 21st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 62 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Bob Jones University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts program at Bob Jones University earn $8,564 above the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 38 3,192
West Virginia 38 405
Mississippi 38 695
Florida 38 7,266
Virginia 38 3,458
Arkansas 38 821
Alabama 37 1,138
Kentucky 37 1,060
Georgia 37 4,303
Tennessee 37 2,628
Louisiana 37 1,147

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 368
Design & Applied Arts 342
Music 256
Drama & Theater Arts 177
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 125
Arts & Media Management 77
Dance 39
General Visual & Performing Arts 28
Other Visual Art 15

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