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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

5 Ranked Colleges
432 Degrees Awarded
$23,259 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 149,215 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing arts programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi bachelor’s degree vets studying visual & performing arts.

Top 5 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 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.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.According to our most recent data, University of Southern Mississippi supports 14,606 students, and 351 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 226 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,605. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Miss]](/colleges/university-of-southern-mississippi/student-life/veterans/)

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s 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 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our mississippi bachelor’s degree vets studying visual & performing arts list, Mississippi State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.According to our most recent data, Mississippi State University supports 22,986 students, and 1,170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 676 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,684. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mississippi State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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 veteran student life at Mississippi State University]](/colleges/mississippi-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our mississippi bachelor’s degree vets studying visual & performing arts list, Ole Miss has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.Of the 21,014 students enrolled at University of Mississippi, 46 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,346. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Ole Miss Veteran Student Life Report

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Mississippi College
Clinton, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s list. MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

MC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Our most recent data shows that 171 of the 4,667 students enrolled at Mississippi College were GI Bill® students, of which 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,734. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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Belhaven University
Jackson, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belhaven University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Visual & Performing Arts for a Bachelor’s 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.

Belhaven not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.According to our most recent data, Belhaven University supports 4,999 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,805. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Belhaven Veteran Student Life Report

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