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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in Louisiana

6 Ranked Colleges
129 Degrees Awarded
$12,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor's in Louisiana

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,957 people earned their degree in music performance, making the major the 103rd most popular in the United States.

Across Louisiana, there were 208 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 129 music performance graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,417 and $24,684 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in music performance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music performance programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the music performance program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The music performance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana”.

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Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance in Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hammond, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeastern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. It costs about $12,171 for louisiana bachelor’s degree music performance students per year to attend Southeastern.

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#2

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana list. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s music performance students in 2019-2020.

McNeese also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for McNeese is $12,267 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.

Read full report on Music Performance at McNeese State University

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 25 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. It costs about $15,465 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students per year to attend Louisiana State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Music Performance at Louisiana State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s music performance degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our louisiana bachelor’s degree music performance students list, UL Lafayette has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Louisiana at Lafayette is $12,487 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana list. ULM is a public institution located in Monroe, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ULM also made our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for ULM is $10,453 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.

Full University of Louisiana at Monroe Music Performance Report

#6 in overall quality

Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Music Performance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana list. This fairly large school is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s music performance degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwestern State University of Louisiana is $12,866 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance students.

Read full report on Music Performance at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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