Music at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Northwestern State University of Louisiana is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 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.

NSU Music Degrees Available

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

NSU Music Rankings

The music major at NSU 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.

Music Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at NSU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NSU Music Master’s Program

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

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

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	27

Related Majors

• Dance
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Drama & Theater 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.