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2026 Best Value Dance Schools in Mississippi
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in dance, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Dance Schools
Belhaven University earned the #1 spot for value among dance schools in Mississippi. Belhaven University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson. Students from in state pay about $30,250 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $22,500 to complete the dance program here. Dance graduates of Belhaven University earn a median of $15,711 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $22,500 median debt. Belhaven University admits about 50% of applicants.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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[Dance](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/dance/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
