2023 Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Music
Our 2023 rankings named Southeastern Louisiana University the best value school in Louisiana for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southeastern is a large public school located in the small city of Hammond.
Southeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $8,289 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, music graduates from Southeastern carry an average student debtload of $24,682.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. McNeese is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lake Charles.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at McNeese are $8,380 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, McNeese is ranked #4 for overall quality for music in Louisiana.
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Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Louisiana State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,958 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Louisiana State University is ranked #1 for overall quality for music in Louisiana.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value music schools in Louisiana. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the city of Lafayette.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UL Lafayette are $10,346 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana Tech are $10,065 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.
NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of New Orleans came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNO are $9,072 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tulane are $60,814 a year.
Tulane also took the #2 spot in our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.
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Loyola University New Orleans came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Loyola New Orleans are $43,498 a year.
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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 |
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Music Related Majors for Music
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Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.