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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi

7 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Mississippi to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the visual and performing arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Mississippi.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the most popular school in Mississippi for visual and performing arts students. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

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#2

University of Mississippi

University, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Mississippi. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Mississippi list. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the town of University.

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#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

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

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#4

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Belhaven University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Mississippi University for Women 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 town of Columbus, MUW is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

With a ranking of #6, Mississippi State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

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#6

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

With a ranking of #6, Delta State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 7 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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