2024 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #38 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in drama & theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on drama & theater arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other drama & theater arts students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for drama & theater arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized drama & theater arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for drama & theater arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Drama & Theater Arts in Mississippi

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for drama & theater arts students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in Theater

1

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

22 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Southern Mississippi if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in drama & theater arts from University of Southern Mississippi

2

University of Mississippi
University, MS

16 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts needs to take a look at University of Mississippi. Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the town of University.More information about a bachelor’s in drama & theater arts from University of Mississippi

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	533
Georgia	224	388
Tennessee	220	193
North Carolina	213	472
Virginia	213	371
South Carolina	195	161
Kentucky	187	169
Alabama	184	133
Louisiana	171	153
Arkansas	167	93
West Virginia	147	44

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Drama & Theater Arts Related Rankings by Major

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

Theater Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	44

Majors Similar to Theater

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Visual & Performing Arts	105
Music	96
Fine & Studio Arts	85
Arts & Media Management	44
Dance	30
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 Donald Judge. More about our data sources and methodologies.