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2023 Best Value Music Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$19,010 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,417 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Music Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Louisiana to see which programs offered the best value experiences for music students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Music Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for music majors pursuing a .

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Music

$8,289 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southeastern Louisiana University the best value school in Louisiana for music students. Southeastern is a large public school located in the city of Hammond.

Southeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $8,289 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA
$8,380 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. McNeese is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at McNeese are $8,380 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, McNeese is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Music Schools in Louisiana list.

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$11,958 Average Tuition & Fees

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 school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana State University are $11,958 a year. After completing their degree, music graduates from Louisiana State University carry an average student debtload of $23,875.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Music Schools in Louisiana list.

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$10,346 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 4 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lafayette.

UL Lafayette undergraduate students pay an average of $10,346 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, music graduates from UL Lafayette take out $24,090 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$10,065 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a large student population.

Louisiana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,672 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value music programs. NSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $8,672 a year. The average amount in student loans that music majors at NSU take out is $27,924.

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#7

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA
$9,072 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Orleans did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for music students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNO are $9,072 a year.

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$60,814 Average Tuition & Fees

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value music programs. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tulane are $60,814 per year.

Tulane not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Music Schools in Louisiana list.

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#9

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA
$43,498 Average Tuition & Fees

Loyola University New Orleans came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Schools in Louisiana ranking. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Loyola New Orleans undergraduate students pay an average of $43,498 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, music majors at Loyola New Orleans accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

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Best Value Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Music Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

More Music Rankings in Louisiana

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.

  • 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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