2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You
In 2020-2021, 696 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Mississippi college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi
The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .
Top Mississippi Schools in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best school in Mississippi for visual and performing arts students. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi list. MUW is a small public school located in the town of Columbus.
The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at MUW take out is $27,373.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Belhaven University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.
On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Belhaven take out $26,999 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 3,215 |
West Virginia | 405 |
Florida | 7,291 |
Virginia | 3,471 |
Arkansas | 830 |
South Carolina | 1,360 |
Tennessee | 2,629 |
Louisiana | 1,147 |
Alabama | 1,142 |
Kentucky | 1,067 |
Georgia | 4,322 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Rankings by Major
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
Music | 25,910 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Arts & Media Management | 4,788 |
Dance | 3,288 |
Other Visual Art | 912 |
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 119 |
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art | 10 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 556,813 |
English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
Theology & Religious Vocations | 27,459 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 Bonnielou2013.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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