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2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

5 Colleges in Mississippi
432 Bachelor's Degrees
$23,259 Avg Early-Career Salary
a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #9 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 432 bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi The visual & performing arts bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for visual & performing arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in Mississippi

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for visual & performing arts students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in Visual & Performing Arts

1
Mississippi State crest
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
46 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts has to check out Mississippi State University. Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the remote town of Mississippi State.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from Mississippi State University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
30 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts needs to check out Mississippi College. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from Mississippi College

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
71 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts has to take a look at University of Mississippi. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from University of Mississippi

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
142 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Southern Mississippi if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts. Southern Miss is a fairly large public university located in the city of Hattiesburg.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from University of Southern Mississippi

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 Annual Graduates

Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Jackson.More information about a bachelor’s in visual & performing arts from Belhaven University

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 34 2,522
Florida 34 5,296
Virginia 34 2,570
Alabama 33 1,019
Georgia 33 3,360
West Virginia 32 347
Tennessee 32 2,286
South Carolina 32 1,157
Kentucky 31 894
Louisiana 31 928
Arkansas 30 723

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Visual & Performing Arts 105
Music 96
Fine & Studio Arts 85
Drama & Theater Arts 44
Arts & Media Management 44
Dance 30
Design & Applied Arts 25
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 3

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