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General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Southern Mississippi

General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Southern Mississippi

Every general 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 arts program at University of Southern Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year.

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

Southern Miss General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts

Southern Miss General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual arts major at Southern Miss is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Arts Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of visual arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual arts at Southern Miss 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 University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in visual arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual arts concentations are available at University of Southern Mississippi. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual & Performing Arts 22

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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 University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Graphic Designers 830 $42,640
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 660 $62,540
Photographers 230 $44,770
Art Directors 50 $58,350

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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