2024 Best Dance Schools in Mississippi

Dance is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #158 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

There was only one school in Mississippi to review for the 2024 Best Dance Schools in Mississippi ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Dance Schools List

Dance Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Dance Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Dance in Mississippi

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the dance degree levels they offer.

Top Mississippi Schools in Dance

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Belhaven University
Jackson, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5.3% Growth in Graduates

$14,825 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in dance needs to check out Belhaven University. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

Soon after graduating, dance degree recipients typically earn around $14,825 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in dance from Belhaven University

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

30.8% Growth in Graduates

University of Southern Mississippi is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in dance. Southern Miss is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.More information about a degree in dance from University of Southern Mississippi

Best Dance Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	56
Florida	282	117
North Carolina	279	125
Virginia	274	69
Tennessee	269	9
South Carolina	248	36
Kentucky	244	14
Louisiana	242	17
Arkansas	234	8
Alabama	233	56
West Virginia	207	1

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Dance Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Dance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dance Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Dance	32

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	182
General Visual & Performing Arts	156
Design & Applied Arts	146
Fine & Studio Arts	130
Drama & Theater Arts	64
Arts & Media Management	56
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	3

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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.