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2023 Best Value Music Schools in Mississippi

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$16,609 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Music School for You

In 2020-2021, 66 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a Mississippi college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Music Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Music Schools in Mississippi

Check out the music programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality in Music

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS
$9,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for music students. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the town of University.

Ole Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $9,044 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ole Miss is ranked #1 for overall quality for music in Mississippi.

Full Music at University of Mississippi Report

$9,204 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Mississippi. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Miss are $9,204 a year.

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#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS
$20,364 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi College is a great value for music students. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

MC undergraduate students pay an average of $20,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MC also made our Best Music Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS
$27,825 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belhaven University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Music Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Belhaven undergraduate students pay an average of $27,825 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Music at Belhaven University Report

Best Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 168
Florida 285
Georgia 126
North Carolina 126
Tennessee 106
Kentucky 74
Louisiana 105
Alabama 35
South Carolina 44
Arkansas 53
West Virginia 32

More Music Rankings in Mississippi

One of 9 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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