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2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$20,339 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,464 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 163 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Visual & Performing Arts

$8,289 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Southeastern Louisiana University to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeastern are $8,289 a year.

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$11,958 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana State University are $11,958 a year.

Louisiana State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana list.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

$10,065 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Louisiana Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ruston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana Tech are $10,065 a year.

Louisiana Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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$10,346 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great value for visual and performing arts students. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UL Lafayette are $10,346 per year.

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#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA
$9,072 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana list. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

UNO undergraduate students pay an average of $9,072 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,672 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $8,672 a year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Northwestern State University of Louisiana Report

#7

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA
$43,498 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Loyola University New Orleans did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Loyola New Orleans undergraduate students pay an average of $43,498 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Loyola New Orleans did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana list.

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$60,814 Average Tuition & Fees

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Tulane undergraduate students pay an average of $60,814 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Tulane also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #1.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 88
Florida 995
Virginia 522
Tennessee 156
North Carolina 274
Georgia 670
West Virginia 50
South Carolina 116
Kentucky 127
Arkansas 80
Alabama 86

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184
General Visual & Performing Arts 390
Dance 257
Other Visual Art 254
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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.

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