2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Visual & Performing 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 5 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for visual and performing arts students. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public school 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 Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi University for Women is a great value for visual and performing arts students. MUW is a small public school located in the town of Columbus.
MUW undergraduate students pay an average of $7,756 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at MUW take out is $27,373.
MUW did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi list.
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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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clinton.
MC undergraduate students pay an average of $20,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
MC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi list.
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The excellent programs at Belhaven University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Mississippi. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Jackson.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Belhaven are $27,825 a year. 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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Request InformationBest Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,215 |
| West Virginia | 405 |
| South Carolina | 1,360 |
| Florida | 7,291 |
| Virginia | 3,471 |
| Arkansas | 830 |
| Alabama | 1,142 |
| Kentucky | 1,067 |
| Georgia | 4,322 |
| Tennessee | 2,629 |
| Louisiana | 1,147 |
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Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
- 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.
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