Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi College

If you are interested in studying visual & performing arts, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and has a total student population of 4,667.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

MC Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
• Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

MC Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at MC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Visual & Performing Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at MC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at Mississippi College.

MC Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at MC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi College with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MC Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. MC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual & performing arts master's degree from MC, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi College with a master's in visual & performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual & performing arts concentations are available at Mississippi College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Design & Applied Arts	24
Fine & Studio Arts	9
Music	4

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & performing arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Mississippi College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Graphic Designers	830	$42,640
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	660	$62,540
Producers and Directors	290	$44,310

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robby Followell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.