Music at Nicholls State University

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 Nicholls State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Nicholls State University is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana and has a total student population of 6,769. Of the 1,040 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Nicholls State University in 2021, 12 of them were music majors.

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

Nicholls State University Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music

Nicholls State University Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Nicholls State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Nicholls 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	343
Most Focused Music Schools	490

Music Student Demographics at Nicholls State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Nicholls State University.

Nicholls State University Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Music from Nicholls State University in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Nicholls State University since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Nicholls State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Nicholls State University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Nicholls State University also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts

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 Nicholls State University.

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
• Image Credit: By Z28scrambler under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.