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.
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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.
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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .
Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality in Visual & Performing Arts
Our analysis found University of Mississippi to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Mississippi. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a very large student population.
Ole Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $9,044 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Ole Miss not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi list.
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 Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Miss are $9,204 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi University for Women. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi list. MUW is a small public school located in the remote 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 also took the #4 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi rankings.
Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the # 4 spot on the list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clinton.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MC are $20,364 per year.
MC also took the #3 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi rankings.
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 Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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.
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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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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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