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Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

9 Colleges
$26,068 Avg Salary
$24,916 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

Music is the #36 most popular major in Louisiana with 315 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Music Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Music

Our analysis found Tulane University of Louisiana to be the best school for music students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Louisiana. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great place for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that music majors at Louisiana State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,281.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Louisiana. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hammond.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, music graduates from Southeastern carry an average student debtload of $24,682.

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#4

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at McNeese State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Louisiana. McNeese is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

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Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 5 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lafayette.

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#6

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans ranked #6 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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Louisiana Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree music programs. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans ranked #8 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.

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Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 472
Virginia 632
North Carolina 511
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 804
Kentucky 284
South Carolina 204
Arkansas 184
Alabama 276
Mississippi 182
West Virginia 93

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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