2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi
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Degrees Awarded
$21,896
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,051 and had an average of $25,492 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 130 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,896 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 85 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The fine arts 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 3 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Southern Miss also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking.Among the 14,606 students enrolled at University of Southern Mississippi, 351 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 226 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,605. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Southern Mississippi]](/colleges/university-of-southern-mississippi/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Our most recent data shows that 46 of the 21,014 students enrolled at University of Mississippi were GI Bill® students, of which 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,346. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Mississippi does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ole Miss]](/colleges/university-of-mississippi-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Fine Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the #3 spot on the list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 8 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
MC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Among the 4,667 students enrolled at MC, 171 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,734. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
Full MC Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.
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