Visual & Performing Arts at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

If you plan to study visual and performing arts, take a look at what Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and approximately 34,285 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 167 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Louisiana State University Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
• Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
• Doctorate Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Louisiana State University Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at Louisiana State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at Louisiana State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Visual & Performing Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools	313
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	747
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools	786

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Louisiana State University. This makes it the #90 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Louisiana State University Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 167 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts from Louisiana State University in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Louisiana State University since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at Louisiana State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	106
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Louisiana State University Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 48 students who graduated with a master’s in visual and performing arts from Louisiana State University in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Louisiana State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a visual and performing arts master's degree from Louisiana State University, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Louisiana State University also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

If you plan to be a visual and performing arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts	103
Music	80
Drama & Theater Arts	35
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	16

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual and performing arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Graphic Designers	1,490	$45,660
Producers and Directors	1,300	$56,290

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kkmurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.