2024 Best Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Ranked #47 in popularity, theater arts is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for theater arts students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 44 bachelor's degrees in theater arts to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to theater arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of theater arts students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized theater arts related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The theater 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 Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

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

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

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in Theater

1

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

University of Southern Mississippi is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Southern Miss is a fairly large public university located in the city of Hattiesburg.More information about a bachelor’s in theater arts from University of Southern Mississippi

2

University of Mississippi
University, MS

16 Annual Graduates

University of Mississippi is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in theater arts. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in theater arts from University of Mississippi

Best Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	421
Tennessee	460	139
North Carolina	453	349
Georgia	453	248
Virginia	421	314
South Carolina	370	144
Kentucky	331	158
Alabama	320	110
Louisiana	306	148
Arkansas	294	73
West Virginia	223	31

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Rankings in Majors Related to Theater

One of 11 majors within the Drama & Theater Arts area of study, Theater Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.