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2023 Most Popular Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in Mississippi

12 Ranked Colleges
156 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Visual & Performing Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,134 and had an average of $26,019 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 156 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,668 and $29,041 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general visual and performing arts.

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Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi visual arts students.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi State University

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Full University of Southern Mississippi General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Delta State University
Cleveland, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi list. Cleveland, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

Full Delta State University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi list. This medium-sized school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 15 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Jackson State

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East Mississippi Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi ranking. Located in Scooba, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

Full EMCC General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, Mississippi

Mississippi University for Women came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi ranking. Columbus, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi University for Women

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Millsaps College
Jackson, Mississippi

Millsaps College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi list. Millsaps College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Millsaps College

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Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, Mississippi

Mississippi Valley State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi ranking. Mississippi Valley State University is a small public school situated in Itta Bena, Mississippi. It awarded 2 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi Valley State University

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Mississippi College
Clinton, Mississippi

Mississippi College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #10. Clinton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s visual arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full MC General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale, Mississippi

Coahoma Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi list. Located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Coahoma Community College

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Blue Mountain College
Blue Mountain, Mississippi

Blue Mountain College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in Mississippi list. Blue Mountain College is located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Full Blue Mountain College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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