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General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Southern Mississippi

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General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Southern Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a visual arts school? To help you decide if University of Southern Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual arts program.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in visual arts from Southern Miss.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the visual arts progam at Southern Miss compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Schools 9
Most Focused General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 103

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

59% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 visual arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

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 1
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in visual arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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