Music at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College stacks up to those at other schools.

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and approximately 34,285 students attend the school each year.

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

Louisiana State University Music Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Music
Master’s Degree in Music

Louisiana State University Music Rankings

The music major at Louisiana State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. 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.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

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

Louisiana State University Music Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Louisiana State University since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Louisiana State University Music Master’s Program

67% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of music master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Louisiana State University, 64% were white. This is above average 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music 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
Music Performance	66
General Music	14

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	490	$61,980
Sound Engineering Technicians	230	$88,610

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
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