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2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Louisiana

18 Colleges
$20,417 Avg Salary
$30,124 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Music Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Louisiana to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the most popular school in Louisiana for music students. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, music majors at Louisiana State University accumulate an average of around $23,875 in student debt.

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#2

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Louisiana list. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

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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Out of the 18 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 3 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the city of Lafayette.

Music majors at UL Lafayette take out an average of $24,090 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best music schools in Louisiana. NSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

The average amount in student loans that music majors at NSU take out is $27,924.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Schools in Louisiana list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

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Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for music students. It came in at #6 on the list. Southeastern is a large public school located in the city of Hammond.

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#7

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

With a ranking of #7, University of New Orleans did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

McNeese State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Music Schools in Louisiana ranking. McNeese is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

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#9

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Nicholls State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular music programs. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.

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Southern University and A & M College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Music Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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 18 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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