18 colleges · Louisiana

Music colleges in Louisiana

18 colleges in Louisiana offer a bachelor's degree in music (12 public). Graduates of the typical program here earned $32,304 a year after graduating, compared with $34,278 nationally.

Colleges18

Public12

Graduates in 2023-24203

Typical earnings 1 yr after$32,304

Typical earnings 4 yrs after$39,441

National, 4 yrs after$43,222

Public Private

All music programs in Louisiana

Sorted by earnings four years after graduation. Click a heading to sort.

College	Graduates (2023-24)	Earnings 1 yr after	Earnings 4 yrs after	Median debt
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA	32	$34,930	$47,521	$15,000
Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, LA	35	n/a	$39,658	$26,000
Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, LA	16	n/a	$39,223	n/a
University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LA	17	$29,678	$29,175	$28,283
Centenary College of LouisianaShreveport, LA	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
Louisiana Christian UniversityPineville, LA	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, LA	10	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, LA	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, LA	10	n/a	n/a	n/a
Southern University Law CenterBaton Rouge, LA	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, LA	11	n/a	n/a	n/a
Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA	16	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe, LA	13	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA	3	n/a	n/a	n/a

Frequently asked questions

How many colleges in Louisiana offer music?

18 colleges in Louisiana awarded bachelor's degrees in music in 2022-23 or 2023-24, 12 of them public.

Where do music graduates earn the most in Louisiana?

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, with median earnings of $47,521 four years after graduation (programs with at least 5 graduates).

Music nationwide · All colleges in Louisiana

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data.