2025 Best General Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

a bachelor's degree in general dance is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #129 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for general dance students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in general dance during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general dance students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general dance students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general dance related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general dance students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The dance movement studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Dance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Dance in Mississippi

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general dance students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in Dance Movement Studies

1

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general dance needs to take a look at University of Southern Mississippi. Southern Miss is a large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from University of Southern Mississippi

2

Belhaven University
Jackson, MS

13 Annual Graduates

Belhaven University is a good option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general dance. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.More information about a bachelor’s in general dance from Belhaven University

Best General Dance Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	101
Tennessee	460	9
North Carolina	453	115
Georgia	453	56
Virginia	421	51
South Carolina	370	36
Kentucky	331	14
Alabama	320	56
Louisiana	306	15
Arkansas	294	8
West Virginia	223	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Dance Movement Studies

General Dance is one of 2 different types of Dance programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Jazzart Dance Theatre. More about our data sources and methodologies.