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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana

24 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.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 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 Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the most popular school in Louisiana for visual and performing arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school 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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#2

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

The excellent programs at Loyola University New Orleans helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Louisiana. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at Loyola New Orleans take out is $26,195. 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Louisiana. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the medium-sized 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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The excellent programs at Tulane University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Louisiana. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

The excellent programs at University of New Orleans 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 city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a moderately-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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. NSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from NSU carry an average student debt load of $26,471.

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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hammond.

On average, visual and performing arts graduates from Southeastern take out $25,125 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#8

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

McNeese State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana ranking. McNeese is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

Visual & Performing Arts majors at McNeese take out an average of $23,193 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #9, Bossier Parish Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Bossier City.

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

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges 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 24 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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