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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi

4 Colleges
$23,259 Avg Salary
$28,224 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is the #13 most popular major in Mississippi with 88 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi

Check out the visual and performing arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Mississippi Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best school in Mississippi for visual and performing arts students. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the remote town of University.

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#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi College Report

Out of the 4 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

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#4

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

The excellent programs at Belhaven University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Mississippi. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 Degrees Awarded
Florida 995
North Carolina 274
Virginia 522
Tennessee 156
Georgia 670
West Virginia 50
Louisiana 163
South Carolina 116
Kentucky 127
Arkansas 80
Alabama 86

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
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
General Visual & Performing Arts 390
Dance 257
Other Visual Art 254
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

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