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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$22,061 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,022 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree 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.

The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts 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 7 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Visual & Performing Arts

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population.

Louisiana State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,958 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Louisiana State University also took the #1 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of New Orleans helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public school 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

UL Lafayette undergraduate students pay an average of $10,346 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Louisiana Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana Tech are $10,065 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $8,672 a year.

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Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tulane are $60,814 a year.

Tulane not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

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#7

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. 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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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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.

  • 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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