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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree 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 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

About 50% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

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

#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

About 33% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Tulane University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Louisiana. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 71% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 58% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#6

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Louisiana Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ruston.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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