2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Mississippi (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 155,377 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across Mississippi, there were 754 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,250 and $24,175 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,708 and $105,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Mississippi (With Aid)

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Mississippi is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ole Miss, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Ole Miss

#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 10 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Miss

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (With Aid)

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.

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