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Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana

7 Colleges
$21,464 Avg Salary
$26,873 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,147 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .

Top Louisiana Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Tulane University of Louisiana the best school in Louisiana for visual and performing arts students. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at Tulane take out is $27,000.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Louisiana State University take out $22,375 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

Visual & Performing Arts majors at UL Lafayette take out an average of $25,099 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University New Orleans. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana list. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at Loyola New Orleans accumulate an average of around $26,195 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $414.

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The excellent programs at Louisiana Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Louisiana. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at UNO take out is $24,637.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. NSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at NSU accumulate an average of around $26,471 in student debt.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,215
West Virginia 405
Florida 7,291
Virginia 3,471
Arkansas 830
Mississippi 696
South Carolina 1,360
Tennessee 2,629
Alabama 1,142
Kentucky 1,067
Georgia 4,322

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355
Arts & Media Management 4,788
Dance 3,288
Other Visual Art 912
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 119
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

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