by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Mississippi” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 37,604 people earned their degree in fine & studio arts, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. In , fine & studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $25,159 and had an average of $25,720 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 131 fine & studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,896 and $26,225 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 fine & studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,248 and $46,701 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Mississippi” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in fine & studio arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fine & studio arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Mississippi” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Mississippi”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Mississippi list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 3 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Mississippi list. Located in Cleveland, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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