Music Education at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

What traits are you looking for in a music teacher education school? To help you decide if Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music teacher education program.

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 34,285. Of the 430 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College in 2021, 18 of them were music education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music Education section at the bottom of this page.

Louisiana State University Music Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

Louisiana State University Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at Louisiana State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music teacher education major at Louisiana State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Music Education Schools	73
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	280
	335
	363

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music teacher education majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Louisiana State University Music Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 music teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Louisiana State University since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Louisiana State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Louisiana State University also has a doctoral program available in music teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching

Careers That Music Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in music teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Middle School Teachers	6,750	$49,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	490	$61,980
Education Professors	300	$54,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kkmurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.