2025 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Visual & Performing Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #10 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of visual & performing arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 124 master's degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to visual & performing arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other visual & performing arts 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 visual & performing arts 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 visual & performing arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for visual & performing arts students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Visual & Performing Arts Schools

The visual & performing arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in Louisiana

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in visual & performing arts.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts

1

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

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in visual & performing arts. Louisiana State University is a very large public university located in the city of Baton Rouge.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2

University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in visual & performing arts has to take a look at University of New Orleans. UNO is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of New Orleans.More information about a master’s in visual & performing arts from University of New Orleans

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	76
Florida	34	893
Virginia	33	468
Georgia	32	630
Tennessee	32	142
North Carolina	31	231
Kentucky	31	101
West Virginia	30	34
Alabama	30	72
South Carolina	30	94
Arkansas	30	71

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Music	74
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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013. More about our data sources and methodologies.