2025 Best General Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Ranked #62 in popularity, general music is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 92 bachelor's degrees in general music to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Music School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of general music for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general music students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general music students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general music related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General 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 General Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Music in Louisiana

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

Top Louisiana Schools for a Bachelor's in General Music

1

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

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general music. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general music from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

22 Annual Graduates

University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general music. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general music from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

3

Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA

12 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general music needs to take a look at Nicholls State University. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Thibodaux.More information about a bachelor’s in general music from Nicholls State University

Best General Music Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	253
Tennessee	460	296
North Carolina	453	216
Georgia	453	189
Virginia	421	157
South Carolina	370	121
Kentucky	331	149
Alabama	320	222
Arkansas	294	43
Mississippi	275	74
West Virginia	223	32

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Music

General Music is one of 17 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to General Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	88
Music Technology	4
Music Theory & Composition	3
Voice Performance	3
Other Music	3
Jazz Studies	1

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.