Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #43 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for music students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 317 degrees in music during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Schools in Louisiana list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student pursuing a degree in music needs to take a look at Tulane University of Louisiana. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were about 10 music students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in music has to take a look at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #271 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Louisiana State University is a great university overall.
There were about 89 music students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the music degree program at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College earn $8,704 above the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Loyola University New Orleans is a great decision for students interested in a degree in music. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #902 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Loyola New Orleans is a great university overall.
There were approximately 31 music students who graduated with this degree at Loyola New Orleans in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, music degree recipients generally make around $18,206 at the beginning of their careers.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great choice for students interested in a degree in music. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were about 42 music students who graduated with this degree at UL Lafayette in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the music program earn around $19,583 in their early career salary.
Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were about 22 music students who graduated with this degree at Southeastern in the most recent data year.
Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public university located in the town of Ruston. A Best Colleges rank of #1151 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Louisiana Tech is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 music students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana Tech in the most recent data year.
McNeese is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Lake Charles. This university ranks 12th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were approximately 15 music students who graduated with this degree at McNeese in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were about 18 music students who graduated with this degree at UNO in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn around $14,757 for their early career.
NSU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Natchitoches. This university ranks 13th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were approximately 24 music students who graduated with this degree at NSU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Music School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
