2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 64 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Mississippi college or university. This makes it the #98 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for theater students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Drama & Theater Arts
Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ole Miss are $9,044 a year.
Ole Miss also took the #1 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Southern Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $9,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Belhaven University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Mississippi. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Jackson.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Belhaven are $27,825 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 453 |
| Virginia | 455 |
| North Carolina | 498 |
| Florida | 656 |
| Tennessee | 203 |
| Kentucky | 181 |
| South Carolina | 175 |
| Louisiana | 168 |
| Arkansas | 97 |
| Alabama | 147 |
| West Virginia | 49 |
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Drama & Theater Arts Related Majors for Theater
One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Theater
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.
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