Music at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450.

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

UL Lafayette Music Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette Music Rankings

The music major at UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UL Lafayette are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UL Lafayette Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of music master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	19
General Music	13

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.