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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$13,457 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,997 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts 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.

The Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Mississippi

Check out the theater programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality in Drama & Theater Arts

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS
$9,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Mississippi to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a degree in Mississippi. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Ole Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $9,044 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ole Miss also made our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Mississippi

$9,204 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great value for drama and theater arts students. Located in the small 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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$7,756 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Mississippi list. MUW is a small public school located in the remote town of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MUW are $7,756 a year.

MUW also took the #4 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Mississippi rankings.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Mississippi University for Women

#4

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS
$27,825 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Belhaven University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in Mississippi. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

Belhaven undergraduate students pay an average of $27,825 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, theater graduates from Belhaven carry an average student debtload of $27,997.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Belhaven University Report

Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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 4 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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