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2027 Best Value Art Education Schools in Mississippi

[Art Education](/majors/education/teacher-education-and-development/art-education/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value art education schools.

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• Best Value Art Education Schools in Mississippi

2027 Best Value Art Education Schools in Mississippi

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in art education, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Art Education Schools

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William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS

$15,480 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,524 Avg Student Debt

$43,087 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in art education, no school beat William Carey University this year. Set in the city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,480. Students borrow a median of $25,524 to complete the art education program here. Soon after graduation, art education degree recipients from William Carey University generally make around $52,790. That is a strong return on a $25,524 median debt. The acceptance rate is 60%.

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Mississippi College
Clinton, MS

$23,500 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,000 Avg Student Debt

$47,485 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Mississippi College one of the best values for art education. Mississippi College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton. In-state tuition and fees average $23,500. Typical student debt for art education graduates is $26,000. Early-career art education graduates make about $39,558. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 29% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.