2024 Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in dance, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #115 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

There was only one school in Mississippi to review for the 2024 Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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More Ways to Rank Dance Schools

The dance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Dance in Mississippi

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in dance.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in Dance

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Belhaven University
Jackson, MS

17 Annual Graduates

$14,825 Median Starting Salary

$22,500 Median Student Debt

Belhaven University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in dance. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

Soon after graduation, dance bachelor's recipients typically make around $14,825 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in dance from Belhaven University

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

13 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Southern Mississippi if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in dance. Southern Miss is a fairly large public university located in the city of Hattiesburg.More information about a bachelor’s in dance from University of Southern Mississippi

Best Dance Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Dance Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	101
Georgia	224	56
Tennessee	220	9
North Carolina	213	115
Virginia	213	51
South Carolina	195	36
Kentucky	187	14
Alabama	184	56
Louisiana	171	15
Arkansas	167	8
West Virginia	147	1

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Dance Related Rankings by Major

Dance is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Dance Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Dance	30

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Visual & Performing Arts	105
Music	96
Fine & Studio Arts	85
Drama & Theater Arts	44
Arts & Media Management	44
Design & Applied Arts	25
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Jazzart Dance Theatre. More about our data sources and methodologies.