2025 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Music is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #34 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for music students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 194 bachelor's degrees in music to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Music School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of music for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality music program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to music students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other music students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for music to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized music related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for music students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The music 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 the Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Music in Louisiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in music.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Music

1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

32 Annual Graduates

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in music. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in music from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2

Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

17 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Loyola University New Orleans if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in music. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans.More information about a bachelor’s in music from Loyola University New Orleans

3

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

33 Annual Graduates

$13,479 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in music needs to take a look at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the music program state that they receive average early career earnings of $13,479.

More information about a bachelor’s in music from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

4

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA

11 Annual Graduates

$41,404 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in music has to take a look at Southeastern Louisiana University. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public university with a large student population.

Music bachelor's degree recipients from Southeastern Louisiana University get an earnings boost of around $12,725 above the typical earnings of music graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in music from Southeastern Louisiana University

5

McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA

11 Annual Graduates

$36,305 Median Starting Salary

McNeese is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Lake Charles.

Music bachelor's degree recipients from McNeese State University receive an earnings boost of approximately $7,626 above the average earnings of music majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in music from McNeese State University

6

Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA

17 Annual Graduates

$23,529 Median Starting Salary

NSU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Natchitoches.

After graduating, music bachelor's recipients usually make an average of $23,529 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in music from Northwestern State University of Louisiana

7

Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA

12 Annual Graduates

Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Thibodaux.More information about a bachelor’s in music from Nicholls State University

Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	771
Georgia	224	317
Tennessee	220	630
North Carolina	213	385
Virginia	213	453
South Carolina	195	160
Kentucky	187	208
Alabama	184	238
Mississippi	169	96
Arkansas	167	123
West Virginia	147	61

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Rankings in Majors Related to Music

Music is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Music Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	92
Music Performance	88
Music Technology	4
Music Theory & Composition	3
Voice Performance	3
Other Music	3
Jazz Studies	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	316
Drama & Theater Arts	131
Design & Applied Arts	96
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	73
Arts & Media Management	69
General Visual & Performing Arts	21
Dance	10
Other Visual Art	8

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.