2022 Best Value Colleges for Dance (Income $48-$75k) in Mississippi

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Dance Schools in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,397 people earned their degree in dance, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, dance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $20,940 and had an average of $26,168 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 27 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,500 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Dance Schools in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Dance Schools in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Dance (Income $48-$75k) in Mississippi

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$18,285 Average Net Price

$38,730 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Dance Schools in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 9 ’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also made our “Best Dance Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $18,285 for mississippi dance students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Southern Miss.

Full University of Southern Mississippi Dance Report

#2

Belhaven University

Jackson, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$16,772 Average Net Price

$37,367 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belhaven University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools in Mississippi For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified ’s dance students in 2019-2020.

Belhaven did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Dance Schools in Mississippi” list. The yearly cost to attend Belhaven University is $16,772 for Mississippi Dance students whose families make $48-$75k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Dance at Belhaven University

• Best Value Colleges for Dance (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Colleges for Dance (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre.

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