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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Louisiana to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the visual and performing arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Louisiana.

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the most popular school in Louisiana for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 167 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Louisiana State University, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#2

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola University New Orleans is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Women make up 59% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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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 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

Of the 116 students majoring in visual and performing arts at UL Lafayette, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Out of the 18 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the # 4 spot on the list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Of the 86 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Tulane, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 51% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. NSU is a large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.

Of the 70 students majoring in visual and performing arts at NSU, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Southeastern Louisiana University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hammond.

Of the 52 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Southeastern, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#8

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

McNeese State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. McNeese is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

About 55% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 45% are male.

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Louisiana Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Louisiana Tech, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#10

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Nicholls State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Thibodaux.

Of the 28 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Nicholls State University, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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