2025 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

a master's degree in music is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #36 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 74 master's degrees in music to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on music students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other music students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for music to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized music related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Music Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top Louisiana Schools for a Master's in Music

1

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

33 Annual Graduates

$28,530 Median Starting Salary

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in music. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

Soon after graduation, music master's recipients generally earn an average of $28,530 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in music from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA

10 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Southeastern Louisiana University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in music. Southeastern is a fairly large public university located in the city of Hammond.More information about a master’s in music from Southeastern Louisiana University

Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	194
Georgia	190	93
Virginia	182	127
North Carolina	178	88
Tennessee	166	92
Alabama	151	26
Kentucky	147	49
South Carolina	146	28
Mississippi	145	54
Arkansas	121	44
West Virginia	112	16

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Music Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Music Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	63
Voice Performance	6
General Music	5

Majors Similar to Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	30
Drama & Theater Arts	13
Arts & Media Management	7

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.