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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$9,957 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,741 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree 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 5 schools in Mississippi to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi

Check out the visual and performing arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the town of University.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ole Miss are $9,048 a 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 visual and performing arts in Mississippi.

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Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

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

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#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

The excellent master’s degree programs at Mississippi College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Mississippi. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MC are $12,796 a year.

MC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mississippi University for Women is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Columbus, MUW is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MUW are $7,756 a year.

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#5

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Belhaven University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Belhaven are $10,980 per year.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools 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 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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