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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana

8 Colleges
$21,464 Avg Salary
$26,873 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Louisiana to see which programs were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the most popular school in Louisiana for visual and performing arts students. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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#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 Schools in Louisiana list. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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Out of the 8 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.

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#6

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Louisiana Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant 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.

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