by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 149,215 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 769 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,259 and $28,224 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 432 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their visual and performing arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delta State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi. Delta State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Delta State University
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 142 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Southern Mississippi
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Belhaven University landed the #3 spot on the list. Belhaven University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 42 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Tougaloo College landed the #4 spot on the list. Tougaloo College is located in Tougaloo, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi. Mississippi College is a small school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 30 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Millsaps College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #6. Millsaps College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Jackson State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi ranking. Jackson State University is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Jackson State University Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #8, Alcorn State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi list. Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Alcorn State University
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #9. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at University of Mississippi
Mississippi University for Women ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi list. Mississippi University for Women is a small school located in Columbus, Mississippi that handed out 11 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi University for Women Visual & Performing Arts Report
Mississippi Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #11. Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Mississippi Valley State University Visual & Performing Arts Report
With a ranking of #12, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi list. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi State
William Carey University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi list. This medium-sized school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Blue Mountain College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Mississippi ranking. Blue Mountain College is located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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