2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Mississippi

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Mississippi” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 12,032 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.

Across Mississippi, there were 37 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,851 and $25,430 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Mississippi” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The fine arts 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 “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s 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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Mississippi

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi bachelor’s degree fine arts students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Mississippi

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$14,016 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Mississippi is $14,016 for Mississippi Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Fine Arts at University of Mississippi

#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$14,923 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Mississippi list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 2 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Miss is $14,923 for mississippi bachelor’s degree fine arts students.

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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