Ranked #70 in popularity, theater arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of theater arts. Combined, these schools handed out 54 degrees in theater arts to qualified students.
The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Theater Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Theater Arts Schools in Mississippi list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of theater degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat University of Mississippi if you wish to pursue a degree in theater arts. Ole Miss is a very large public university located in the remote town of University. A Best Colleges rank of #550 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ole Miss is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of Southern Mississippi if you wish to pursue a degree in theater arts. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were roughly 28 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Southern Miss in the most recent year we have data available.
Belhaven University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in theater arts. Located in the city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were approximately 6 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Belhaven in the most recent data year.
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).
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The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Theater Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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