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Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi State University

Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi State University

Every visual & performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual & performing arts program at Mississippi State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year.

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.

Mississippi State Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Mississippi State Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical visual & performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts at Mississippi State 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 State University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 38
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Visual & Performing Arts 42
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 State University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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