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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 155,377 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual and performing arts 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 visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Mississippi (With Aid)

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$25,099 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s 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 a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 10 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also took the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Ole Miss

#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Southern Miss also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Southern Mississippi Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, Mississippi

$7,525 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the #3 spot on the list. Mississippi University for Women is located in Columbus, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

MUW also took the #0 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MUW are $7,525, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MUW Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$12,322 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid list. MC is a small school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 10 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MC also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at MC are $12,322, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Mississippi College

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• Best Value Master’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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