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2023 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

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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 Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Mississippi to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue an online associate degree in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Holmes Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Mississippi. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Women make up 53% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#3

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Hinds Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 52% are male.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at East Mississippi Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Mississippi. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

Women make up 43% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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

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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