Fine and Studio Arts programs in Mississippi
11 schools in Mississippi teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Mississippi
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Mississippi earn a median of $50,980 a year across 10,400 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $60,580 | 540 |
| Photographers | $45,860 | 190 |
| Art Directors | $66,020 | 90 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | $55,010 | 40 |
| Curators | $40,600 | 30 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Holmes Community College Goodman | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Itawamba Community College Fulton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Jones County Junior College Ellisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Meridian Community College Meridian | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Fine and Studio Arts — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.